idéologie
\i.de.ɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
The verdict
“idéologie” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,100
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Science des idées ; étude de l’origine, de la formation et de la propagation des idées.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | idéologie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.de.ɔ.lɔ.ʒi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,100 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “idéologie” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around idéologie (IPA \i.de.ɔ.lɔ.ʒi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,100 among 142,603 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for idéologie, with forms such as "diéologie", "iddéologie", and "ideologie". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "idéologue", "idéologies", "idéologues", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is idéologie, spelled I-D-É-O-L-O-G-I-E.
Definition
- 1Science des idées ; étude de l’origine, de la formation et de la propagation des idées.
- 2Ensemble de dogmes ou doctrines dans un ou plusieurs domaines (société, politique, économie, morale, spiritualité ou religion…).
- 3Appareil de propagande politique.
- 4Théorie sur quelque chose que l'on veut mettre en valeur.
- 5Développement ou discussions sur des idées abstraites.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- diéologie
- iddéologie
- ideologie
- idoélogie
- idéloogie
- idéolgoie
- idéollogie
- idéologei
- idéologgie
- idéoloige
- idéoolgie
- iédologie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of idéologie - 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.
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.
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Using “idéologie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-D-É-O-L-O-G-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.de.ɔ.lɔ.ʒi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “idéologue” - see the side-by-side comparison. idéologie vs idéologue
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.