pathologie

\pa.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\

/\pa.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\/ noun

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The verdict

“pathologie” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,635
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie de la médecine qui traite de la nature, des causes et des symptômes des maladies.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pathologie · pathologie · French

pathologie · rank #12,635 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,635
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH participations

Nearest frequency peer: participations (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « pathologie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « pathologie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pathologie vs pathologies
91% similar
pathologie vs pathologique
83% similar

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

Key facts for pathologie
PropertyValue
Headwordpathologie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,635
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pathologie »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pathologiese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « participations » (#12,634), « patriote » (#12,636), « partagez » (#12,633). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pathologie » est au #12,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around pathologie (IPA \pa.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,635 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for pathologie, with forms such as "apthologie", "pahtologie", and "pathhologie". 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, "pathologies", "pathologique", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pathologie, spelled P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de la médecine qui traite de la nature, des causes et des symptômes des maladies.
  2. 2
    La maladie elle-même.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pathologie interne, externe.
  2. 'Pathologie générale.

This word in other languages

pathology(English)patología(Español)Pathologie(Deutsch)patologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apthologie
  • pahtologie
  • pathhologie
  • pathloogie
  • patholgoie
  • pathollogie
  • pathologei
  • pathologgie
  • patholoige
  • pathoolgie
  • patohlogie
  • patthologie
  • ppathologie
  • ptahologie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apthologie2pahtologie2pathhologie1pathloogie2patholgoie2pathollogie1pathologei2pathologgie1
Edit distance from "pathologie"

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 "pathologie"?
"pathologie" is spelled P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "pathologie" mean?
As a noun, "pathologie" means: Partie de la médecine qui traite de la nature, des causes et des symptômes des maladies.
What words are commonly confused with "pathologie"?
"pathologie" is commonly confused with "pathologies", "pathologique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pathologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pathologie" is \pa.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pathologie" come from?
"pathologie" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

préférées14 variantsmarchande14 variantsinsultant14 variantsstagiaires14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list