homoncule
\ɔ.mɔ̃.kyl\
The verdict
“homoncule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de homuncule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-homoncule · homoncule · French
homoncule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | homoncule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.mɔ̃.kyl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
homoncule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.mɔ̃.kyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de homuncule.".
homoncule doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is homoncule, spelled H-O-M-O-N-C-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de homuncule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how homoncule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout à coup, il y eut un hurlement, un craquement parmi les branches, et un petit homoncule rose arriva vers nous en poussant des cris.
Ils semblaient déjà résignés, tristes homoncules philosophes d’une philosophie dont le verre à vitre, qui n’empêche point de voir mais empêche de saisir, eût été le symbole et le principe.
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.