Which to use
“compagnes” and “compagnie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,292
- “compagnes” frequency rank
- #751
- “compagnie” frequency rank
- 30043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compagnes | compagnie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de compagne. | Réunion de plusieurs personnes assemblées pour le plaisir d’être en société. |
Where the eye mixes compagnes and compagnie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. compagnes (CVCCVCCVC) and compagnie (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses compagnes with compagnie
A purely visual mix-up. compagnes (\kɔ̃.paɲ\) and compagnie (\kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compagnes is recorded at frequency rank #29,292, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.paɲ\. compagnie is at rank #751, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30043, this pair ranks #312,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compagnes vs compagnie
Shared letters: acegmnop. Private to "compagnes": s. Private to "compagnie": i.
"compagnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "compagnie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compagnes" and "compagnie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "compagnes" vs "compagnie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "compagnes" and "compagnie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compagnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compagnie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compagnes" and "compagnie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compagnes vs comptines". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #312,835 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.