entomologie

\ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒi\

/\ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒi\/ noun

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The verdict

“entomologie” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,745
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Branche de la zoologie consacrée à l’étude des insectes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entomologie · entomologie · French

entomologie · rank #46,745 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,745
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH enflamment

Nearest frequency peer: enflamment (-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 « entomologie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « entomologie » 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).

entomologie vs étymologie
73% similar

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

Key facts for entomologie
PropertyValue
Headwordentomologie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Letters11
Frequency rank#46,745
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entomologie »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).entomologiese 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 « enflamment » (#46,744), « entrelacs » (#46,746), « encourageons » (#46,743). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entomologie » est au #46,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around entomologie (IPA \ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,745 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for entomologie, with forms such as "enntomologie", "enotmologie", and "entmoologie". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "étymologie", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is entomologie, spelled E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Branche de la zoologie consacrée à l’étude des insectes.
  2. 2
    Ouvrage traitant de cette science.
  3. 3
    Répertoire plus ou mois exhaustif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mon département a eu l’honneur de donner naissance au père de l’Entomologie ; l’illustre Latreille.
  2. Bien d’autres faits extrêmement intéressants mériteraient d’être exposés, mais nous ne pouvons ici qu’engager le lecteur à en suivre la description dans des traités d’entomologie.

Synonyms

insectologie

This word in other languages

entomology(English)entomología(Español)Insektenkunde(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntomologie
  • enotmologie
  • entmoologie
  • entomloogie
  • entommologie
  • entomolgoie
  • entomollogie
  • entomologei
  • entomologgie
  • entomoloige
  • entomoolgie
  • entoomlogie
  • enttomologie
  • etnomologie
  • netomologie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entomologie - 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.

enntomologie1enotmologie2entmoologie2entomloogie2entommologie1entomolgoie2entomollogie1entomologei2
Edit distance from "entomologie"

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 "entomologie"?
"entomologie" is spelled E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "entomologie" mean?
As a noun, "entomologie" means: Branche de la zoologie consacrée à l’étude des insectes.
What words are commonly confused with "entomologie"?
"entomologie" is commonly confused with "étymologie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entomologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entomologie" is \ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entomologie" come from?
"entomologie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

effroyables#46,738fornication#46,770déductibles#46,719documentées#46,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

embonpoint15 variantsfascicules15 variantsdétenaient15 variantsdésactivée15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list