œcuménique

\e.ky.me.nik\

/\e.ky.me.nik\/ adj

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The verdict

“œcuménique” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,796
frequency rank, French
21
“Œ” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Collectif, commun, courant, dominant, public, universel, général

Corpus desk

Index FR-cumenique · œcuménique · French

œcuménique · rank #31,796 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,796
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 21
  • PHOTO-FINISH A8

Nearest frequency peer: A8 (+1 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 « œcuménique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « œcuménique » 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
Key facts for œcuménique
PropertyValue
Headwordœcuménique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.ky.me.nik\
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,796
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « œcuménique »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.œcuméniquese 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 « A8 » (#31,797), « épître » (#31,794), « abandonna » (#31,798). Parmi 21 lemmes en « Œ », « œcuménique » est au #31,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around œcuménique (IPA \e.ky.me.nik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,796 among 21 “Œ” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Collectif, commun, courant, dominant, public, universel, général
  2. 2
    Relatif à l’œcuménisme ; qui concerne ou rassemble l’ensemble des confessions chrétiennes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Je ne sais pas pourquoi les bordels sont si souvent situés dans des rues aux noms aussi œcuméniques… L’hommage du vice à la vertu, sans doute.

This word in other languages

ecumenic(English)ecuménico(Español)ecumênico(Português)

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.

cœuménique2œccuménique1œcmuénique2œcumenique1œcumménique1œcumnéique2œcuméinque2œcuméniqeu2
Edit distance from "œcuménique"

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 "œcuménique"?
"œcuménique" is spelled Œ-C-U-M-É-N-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ky.me.nik\.
What does "œcuménique" mean?
As an adjective, "œcuménique" means: Collectif, commun, courant, dominant, public, universel, général
What are common misspellings of "œcuménique"?
Common misspellings include "cœuménique", "œccuménique", "œcmuénique", "œcumenique", "œcumménique". The correct spelling is "œcuménique".
How do you pronounce "œcuménique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œcuménique" is \e.ky.me.nik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œcuménique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

accueillit#31,804xénophobes#31,784tyrannique#31,770arbitrages#31,823

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

abandonnera14 variantsalternent14 variantsartisanaux14 variantsbénédicte14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list