hétérophilie
^((h muet))\e.te.ʁo.fi.li\
The verdict
“hétérophilie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractère de ce qui est hétérophile.
Corpus desk
Index FR-heterophilie · hétérophilie · French
hétérophilie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hétérophilie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h muet))\e.te.ʁo.fi.li\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hétérophilie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hétérophilie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h muet))\e.te.ʁo.fi.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hétérophilie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hétérophilie, spelled H-É-T-É-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1Caractère de ce qui est hétérophile.
- 2Attirance pour l’autre sexe.
- 3Attirance pour les personnes différentes.
- 4Affinité bio-cellulaire pour ce qui est différent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hétérophilie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’hétérophilie serait le faux nez de l’homophobie
L’une, qui privilégie la différence (l'hétérophilie)
Antonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.