hydrologie

\i.dʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\

/\i.dʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\/ noun

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The verdict

“hydrologie” is uncommon French (frequency #50,274 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,274
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie de l’histoire naturelle qui traite des eaux, de leur nature et de leurs propriétés diverses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hydrologie · hydrologie · French

hydrologie · rank #50,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,274
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hurons

Nearest frequency peer: Hurons (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hydrologie »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hydrologie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hydrologie
PropertyValue
Headwordhydrologie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.dʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hydrologie » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hydrologietombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Hurons » (#50,273), « hyperactif » (#50,275), « huez » (#50,272). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hydrologie » est au #50,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hydrologie is uncommon French at frequency #50,274 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.dʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hydrologie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hydrologie, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de l’histoire naturelle qui traite des eaux, de leur nature et de leurs propriétés diverses.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des processus de circulation de l’eau à l'échelle d'un bassin versant ou de la planète.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des processus de circulation d’un fluide se comportant comme l’eau (même si ce n’est pas de l’eau) sur un corps planétaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En plus de fournir une description universelle de l’hydrologie, il couvre de multiples sujets dont l’estimation statistique des débits, l’exploitation des eaux, les systèmes d’information géographique et la télédétection.
  2. En modifiant l’hydrologie et les flux de matériaux, l'homme a généré une déstabilisation de l'ensemble de la rivière dans laquelle la végétation ripuaire joue un rôle de catalyseur des mécanismes et de relais entre les différentes composantes de notre système.

Synonyms

hydatologie

This word in other languages

hydrology(English)Hydrologie(Deutsch)

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 "hydrologie"?
"hydrologie" is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.dʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "hydrologie" mean?
As a noun, "hydrologie" means: Partie de l’histoire naturelle qui traite des eaux, de leur nature et de leurs propriétés diverses.
How do you pronounce "hydrologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hydrologie" is \i.dʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hydrologie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hyperactif#50,275horticoles#50,269hongroises#50,265incurables#50,290

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list