Which to use
“compagnie” and “companies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #751
- “compagnie” frequency rank
- #46,076
- “companies” frequency rank
- 46827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compagnie | companies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réunion de plusieurs personnes assemblées pour le plaisir d’être en société. | Pluriel de company. |
Where the eye mixes compagnie and companies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. compagnie (CVCCVCCVV) and companies (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: compagnie vs companies
A purely visual mix-up. compagnie (\kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\) and companies (\ˈkʌm.pə.niz\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compagnie is recorded at frequency rank #751, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.ɲi\. companies is at rank #46,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkʌm.pə.niz\.
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 46827, this pair ranks #191,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compagnie vs companies
Shared letters: aceimnop. Private to "compagnie": g. Private to "companies": s.
"compagnie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "companies" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compagnie" and "companies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "compagnie" or "companies"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compagnie" and "companies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compagnie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "companies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compagnie" and "companies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "companies vs compares". 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 #191,769 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.