inhomogène
\i.nɔ.mɔ.ʒɛn\
The verdict
“inhomogène” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hétérogène.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inhomogene · inhomogène · French
inhomogène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | inhomogène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.nɔ.mɔ.ʒɛn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inhomogène » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inhomogène is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.nɔ.mɔ.ʒɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hétérogène.".
No misspelling variants are generated for inhomogène in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 inhomogène, spelled I-N-H-O-M-O-G-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Hétérogène.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inhomogène appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Semiconducteur inhomogène.
Toutefois, ce qui confère une valeur propre à l’espace second est son caractère inhomogène.
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.