homogène
\o.mo.ʒɛn\
The verdict
“homogène” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,717 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,717
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifie une distribution uniformément répartie.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homogène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \o.mo.ʒɛn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #10,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “homogène” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for homogène is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \o.mo.ʒɛn\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,717 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for homogène, with forms such as "hhomogène", "hmoogène", and "homgoène". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "homogènes", "halogène", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 homogène, spelled H-O-M-O-G-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie une distribution uniformément répartie.
- 2Qui est de même nature.
- 3Qui est formé de parties de même nature.
- 4Qualifie un mélange dont on ne peut pas distinguer les composants à l’œil nu.
- 5Uni, semblable, identique, en parlant d’un peuple, d’une réunion de personnes, en communauté de principes, de sentiments.
- 6Qualifie un bois dont les veines de printemps sont presque semblables à celles d'été, parfois peu visible.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhomogène,hmoogène,homgoène,hommogène,homogene,homoggène,homognèe,homogèen,homogènne,homoègne,hoomgène,ohmogène
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homogène - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “homogène”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-O-M-O-G-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o.mo.ʒɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “homogènes” - see the side-by-side comparison. homogène vs homogènes
- 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.