homologue

\ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\

/\ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\/ adj

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The verdict

“homologue” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,402
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui, dans des figures rectilignes semblables, se correspond et est opposé à des angles égaux en parlant de chacun des côtés de ces figures.

Corpus desk

Index FR-homologue · homologue · French

homologue · rank #15,402 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,402
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hilaire

Nearest frequency peer: hilaire (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « homologue »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « homologue » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

homologue vs homologués
80% similar
homologue vs homologuée
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for homologue
PropertyValue
Headwordhomologue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,402
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « homologue »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).homologuese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hilaire » (#15,401), « homophobes » (#15,403), « hangar » (#15,400). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « homologue » est au #15,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around homologue (IPA \ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,402 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for homologue, with forms such as "hhomologue", "hmoologue", and "homloogue". 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, "homologués", "homologuée", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is homologue, spelled H-O-M-O-L-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui, dans des figures rectilignes semblables, se correspond et est opposé à des angles égaux en parlant de chacun des côtés de ces figures.
  2. 2
    Qui provient d’un autre individu ayant les mêmes caractéristiques sanguines.
  3. 3
    Concerne des structures que l'on considère comme héritées d'un ancêtre commun, quelles qu'en soient par ailleurs les variétés de forme (par exemple les ailes d'un oiseau et les bras d'un homme, homologues en tant que membres antérieurs). S'oppose à analogue.
  4. 4
    Corps homologues, se dit de substances organiques qui remplissent les mêmes fonctions, suivent les mêmes lois de métamorphose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans les triangles semblables, les côtés homologues sont proportionnels.
  2. Le coureur cycliste indélicat a bénéficié d’une transfusion sanguine homologue qui lui a permis de dominer ses rivaux.

Synonyms

correspondantsemblable

Antonyms

analogueautologuedifférenthétérologue

This word in other languages

corresponding(English)correspondiente(Español)homolog(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomologue
  • hmoologue
  • homloogue
  • hommologue
  • homolgoue
  • homollogue
  • homologeu
  • homologgue
  • homolouge
  • homoolgue
  • hoomlogue
  • ohmologue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homologue - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhomologue1hmoologue2homloogue2hommologue1homolgoue2homollogue1homologeu2homologgue1
Edit distance from "homologue"

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 "homologue"?
"homologue" is spelled H-O-M-O-L-O-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\.
What does "homologue" mean?
As an adjective, "homologue" means: Qui, dans des figures rectilignes semblables, se correspond et est opposé à des angles égaux en parlant de chacun des côtés de ces figures.
What words are commonly confused with "homologue"?
"homologue" is commonly confused with "homologués", "homologuée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homologue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homologue" is \ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homologue" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gisement12 variantsimporter12 variantsfrontale12 variantsjouissance12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list