écologue
\e.kɔ.lɔɡ\
The verdict
“écologue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spécialiste de l'écologie et des écosystèmes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ecologue · écologue · French
écologue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | écologue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.kɔ.lɔɡ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « écologue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
écologue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.kɔ.lɔɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spécialiste de l'écologie et des écosystèmes.".
No misspelling variants are generated for écologue in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is écologue, spelled É-C-O-L-O-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Spécialiste de l'écologie et des écosystèmes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how écologue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En effet, lorsqu’un chercheur (le plus souvent un généticien des populations ou un écologue) se trouve devant un public, il continue à parler de « stratégie » au sujet des espèces, même s’il sait que c’est une métaphore.
Il y a trois ans, l’écologue Philippe Clergeau appelait à intégrer la biodiversité dans les projets d’urbanisme.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.