homologue

/\ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,402

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

homologue is anFrenchadj. It 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. Pronounced \ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\. Often confused with homologués and homologuée.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for homologue is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\. Corpus data places it at rank #15,402 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 homologue, with forms such as "hhomologue", "hmoologue", and "homloogue". 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, "homologués", "homologuée", 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 homologue, spelled H-O-M-O-L-O-G-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhomologue,hmoologue,homloogue,hommologue,homolgoue,homollogue,homologeu,homologgue,homolouge,homoolgue,hoomlogue,ohmologue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for homologue

Misspelling Variants of "homologue"

hhomologue10hmoologue9homloogue9hommologue10homolgoue9homollogue10homologeu9homologgue10
Misspelling Variants of "homologue"

Frequency rank: #15,402 in French

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 adj, "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?
"homologue" 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.