nécrologie

\ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\

/\ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\/ noun

The verdict

“nécrologie” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,424. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,424
frequency rank, French
86,328
“N” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Notice consacrée à la mémoire d’une personne morte depuis peu de temps.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nécrologie vs neurologue
70% similar
nécrologie vs neurologie
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nécrologie
PropertyValue
Headwordnécrologie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,424
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nécrologie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nécrologie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around nécrologie (IPA \ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,424 among 86,328 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for nécrologie, with forms such as "ncérologie", "necrologie", and "nnécrologie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "neurologue", "neurologie", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is nécrologie, spelled N-É-C-R-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Notice consacrée à la mémoire d’une personne morte depuis peu de temps.
  2. 2
    Rubrique d’un journal publiant les annonces mortuaires publiées par la famille du défunt.
  3. 3
    Article d’un journal qui soit une biographie brève d’une personne morte récemment, en particulier d’une très célèbre.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ncérologie,necrologie,nnécrologie,néccrologie,nécorlogie,nécrloogie,nécrolgoie,nécrollogie,nécrologei,nécrologgie,nécroloige,nécroolgie,nécrrologie,nércologie,éncrologie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nécrologie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ncérologie2necrologie1nnécrologie1néccrologie1nécorlogie2nécrloogie2nécrolgoie2nécrollogie1
Edit distance from "nécrologie"

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 "nécrologie"?
"nécrologie" is spelled N-É-C-R-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "nécrologie" mean?
As a noun, "nécrologie" means: Notice consacrée à la mémoire d’une personne morte depuis peu de temps.
What words are commonly confused with "nécrologie"?
"nécrologie" is commonly confused with "neurologue", "neurologie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nécrologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nécrologie" is \ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nécrologie" come from?
"nécrologie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “nécrologie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-É-C-R-O-L-O-G-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “neurologue” - see the side-by-side comparison. nécrologie vs neurologue
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list