érogène

\e.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\

/\e.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\/ adj

The verdict

“érogène” is an uncommon French word, ranked #87,281 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#87,281
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est sexuellement excitable.

Key facts for érogène
PropertyValue
Headwordérogène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “érogène” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). érogène lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for érogène is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\. Corpus data places it at rank #87,281 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for érogène in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is érogène, spelled É-R-O-G-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est sexuellement excitable.
  2. 2
    Qui provoque le plaisir sexuel ; qui est aphrodisiaque.
  3. 3
    Qui est relatif au plaisir sexuel.

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 "érogène"?
"érogène" is spelled É-R-O-G-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\.
What does "érogène" mean?
As an adjective, "érogène" means: Qui est sexuellement excitable.
How do you pronounce "érogène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "érogène" is \e.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "érogène" come from?
"érogène" 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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Using “érogène”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is É-R-O-G-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list