œcuménique
\e.ky.me.nik\
The verdict
“œcuménique” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #31,796 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #31,796
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Collectif, commun, courant, dominant, public, universel, général
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | œcuménique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.ky.me.nik\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #31,796 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “œcuménique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for œcuménique is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.ky.me.nik\. Corpus data places it at rank #31,796 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for œcuménique, with forms such as "cœuménique", "œccuménique", and "œcmuénique". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is œcuménique, spelled Œ-C-U-M-É-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Collectif, commun, courant, dominant, public, universel, général
- 2Relatif à l’œcuménisme ; qui concerne ou rassemble l’ensemble des confessions chrétiennes.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cœuménique,œccuménique,œcmuénique,œcumenique,œcumménique,œcumnéique,œcuméinque,œcuméniqeu,œcuméniqque,œcuméniuqe,œcuménnique,œcuménqiue,œcuémnique,œucménique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of œcuménique - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “œcuménique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Œ-C-U-M-É-N-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.ky.me.nik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.