allergique

\a.lɛʁ.ʒik\

/\a.lɛʁ.ʒik\/ adj

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The verdict

“allergique” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,408
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit d’une personne dont le système immunitaire réagit de façon plutôt vive à la présence d’un corps étranger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allergique · allergique · French

allergique · rank #14,408 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,408
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH affluence

Nearest frequency peer: affluence (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « allergique »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « allergique » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

allergique vs allergiques
91% similar
allergique vs allergie
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for allergique
PropertyValue
Headwordallergique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.lɛʁ.ʒik\
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,408
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « allergique »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).allergiquese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « affluence » (#14,406), « amertume » (#14,410), « af » (#14,405). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « allergique » est au #14,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around allergique (IPA \a.lɛʁ.ʒik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,408 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for allergique, with forms such as "alelrgique", "alergique", and "allegrique". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "allergiques", "allergie", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is allergique, spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit d’une personne dont le système immunitaire réagit de façon plutôt vive à la présence d’un corps étranger.
  2. 2
    Relatif aux allergies.
  3. 3
    Qui éprouve un fort sentiment d'aversion pour une activité, une chose ou une personne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how allergique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces intolérances, strictement individuelles, sont considérées par les médecins comme des cas d’« idiosyncrasie anaphylactique » entraînant de graves réactions allergiques.
  2. Il arrive qu’un animal, peu de temps après avoir reçu un médicament, se mette à respirer difficilement ou présente des gonflements, avec la peau qui devient irritée et rougit. Dans ce cas, l’animal est allergique au médicament qui lui a été donné.

Synonyms

hypersensibilité

Antonyms

anallergique

This word in other languages

allergic(English)alérgico(Español)alérgico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alelrgique
  • alergique
  • allegrique
  • allerggique
  • allergiqeu
  • allergiqque
  • allergiuqe
  • allergqiue
  • allerigque
  • allerrgique
  • allregique
  • lalergique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of allergique - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alelrgique2alergique1allegrique2allerggique1allergiqeu2allergiqque1allergiuqe2allergqiue2
Edit distance from "allergique"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allergique"?
"allergique" is spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɛʁ.ʒik\.
What does "allergique" mean?
As an adjective, "allergique" means: Se dit d’une personne dont le système immunitaire réagit de façon plutôt vive à la présence d’un corps étranger.
What words are commonly confused with "allergique"?
"allergique" is commonly confused with "allergiques", "allergie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allergique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allergique" is \a.lɛʁ.ʒik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allergique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "allergique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

building12 variantsvitalité12 variantsconvenir12 variantsdauphins12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list