nécrologique

\ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\

/\ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\/ adj

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The verdict

“nécrologique” is uncommon French (frequency #52,870 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,870
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la nécrologie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-necrologique · nécrologique · French

nécrologique · rank #52,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,870
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH nunavik

Nearest frequency peer: nunavik (-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 « nécrologique »

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 « nécrologique » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nécrologique
PropertyValue
Headwordnécrologique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nécrologique » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nécrologiquetombe 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: « nunavik » (#52,869), « négationniste » (#52,871), « noyant » (#52,868). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nécrologique » est au #52,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nécrologique is uncommon French at frequency #52,870 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la nécrologie.".

No misspelling variants are generated for nécrologique in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nécrologique, spelled N-É-C-R-O-L-O-G-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la nécrologie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Article, notice nécrologique.
  2. Un vrai Lyonnais commence toujours la lecture de son journal par la rubrique nécrologique.

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 "nécrologique"?
"nécrologique" is spelled N-É-C-R-O-L-O-G-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\.
What does "nécrologique" mean?
As an adjective, "nécrologique" means: Relatif à la nécrologie.
How do you pronounce "nécrologique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nécrologique" is \ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nécrologique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list