homogène

/\o.mo.ʒɛn\/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,717

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

homogène is anFrenchadj. It means: Qualifie une distribution uniformément répartie. Pronounced \o.mo.ʒɛn\. Often confused with homogènes and halogène.

Key facts for homogène
PropertyValue
Headwordhomogène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\o.mo.ʒɛn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,717
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of homogène in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for homogène is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for homogène, with forms such as "hhomogène", "hmoogène", and "homgoène". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "homogènes", "halogène", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is homogène, spelled H-O-M-O-G-È-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie une distribution uniformément répartie.
  2. 2
    Qui est de même nature.
  3. 3
    Qui est formé de parties de même nature.
  4. 4
    Qualifie un mélange dont on ne peut pas distinguer les composants à l’œil nu.
  5. 5
    Uni, semblable, identique, en parlant d’un peuple, d’une réunion de personnes, en communauté de principes, de sentiments.
  6. 6
    Qualifie un bois dont les veines de printemps sont presque semblables à celles d'été, parfois peu visible.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhomogène,hmoogène,homgoène,hommogène,homogene,homoggène,homognèe,homogèen,homogènne,homoègne,hoomgène,ohmogène

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for homogène

Misspelling Variants of "homogène"

hhomogène9hmoogène8homgoène8hommogène9homogene8homoggène9homognèe8homogèen8
Misspelling Variants of "homogène"

Frequency rank: #10,717 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homogène"?
"homogène" is spelled H-O-M-O-G-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.mo.ʒɛn\.
What does "homogène" mean?
As an adj, "homogène" means: Qualifie une distribution uniformément répartie.
What words are commonly confused with "homogène"?
"homogène" is commonly confused with "homogènes", "halogène". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homogène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homogène" is \o.mo.ʒɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homogène" come from?
"homogène" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.