-logie

\lɔ.ʒi\

/\lɔ.ʒi\/ suffix

The verdict

“-logie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme le nom d’une science, de l’étude scientifique d’un sujet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-logie · -logie · French

-logie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" 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.

Key facts for -logie
PropertyValue
Headword-logie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechSuffix
IPA\lɔ.ʒi\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « -logie » en français

-logiesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-logie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed \lɔ.ʒi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for -logie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is -logie, spelled --L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme le nom d’une science, de l’étude scientifique d’un sujet.
  2. 2
    Désigne le discours, qui se rapporte à l’étude scientifique d’un sujet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 16 mars 42 – Je fais de la logie (philo- et bio-), j’enseigne et j’attends le débarquement.
  2. La biologie est l’étude des êtres vivants.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-logie"?
"-logie" is spelled --L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "-logie" mean?
As a suffix, "-logie" means: Forme le nom d’une science, de l’étude scientifique d’un sujet.
How do you pronounce "-logie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-logie" is \lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-logie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list