entomologique

\ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒik\

/\ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒik\/ adj

The verdict

“entomologique” is uncommon French (frequency #57,250 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,250
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à l’entomologie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entomologique · entomologique · French

entomologique · rank #57,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,250
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH ensevelie

Nearest frequency peer: ensevelie (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « entomologique »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « entomologique » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entomologique
PropertyValue
Headwordentomologique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒik\
Letters13
Frequency rank#57,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « entomologique » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).entomologiquetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « ensevelie » (#57,249), « escabeau » (#57,251), « escarpés » (#57,252). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entomologique » est au #57,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entomologique is uncommon French at frequency #57,250 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à l’entomologie.".

Zero misspellings are on record for entomologique in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is entomologique, spelled E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à l’entomologie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'illustration entomologique demeure bien présente cependant, ainsi qu'en témoigne les nombreux ouvrages de vulgarisation et guides pratiques que nous offre l'édition de masse, mais elle met en œuvre d'autres techniques, au premier rang desquelles se situe, la macrophotographie.
  2. "L'art de Kafka consiste à accumuler d'un côté les caractéristiques entomologiques de Gregor, tout le triste détail de son accoutrement d'insecte, et de l'autre à conserver vivante et limpide sa fine et douce lecture humaine aux yeux du lecteur."

This word in other languages

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 "entomologique"?
"entomologique" is spelled E-N-T-O-M-O-L-O-G-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒik\.
What does "entomologique" mean?
As an adjective, "entomologique" means: Relatif à l’entomologie.
How do you pronounce "entomologique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entomologique" is \ɑ̃.tɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entomologique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list