pédagogie

/\pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒi\/ noun

The verdict

“pédagogie” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #9,227 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,227
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Instruction ou éducation des enfants.

Key facts for pédagogie
PropertyValue
Headwordpédagogie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒi\
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,227
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pédagogie” 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). pédagogie lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pédagogie is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒi\. Corpus data places it at rank #9,227 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pédagogie, with forms such as "pdéagogie", "pedagogie", and "ppédagogie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pédagogue", "pédagogues", "pédagogique", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is pédagogie, spelled P-É-D-A-G-O-G-I-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instruction ou éducation des enfants.
  2. 2
    Théorie des méthodes et des procédés d’instruction et d’éducation.
  3. 3
    Les méthodes d’éducation que l’on emploie pratiquement.
  4. 4
    Accompagnement et les explications censés convaincre l'opinion publique de la justesse des réformes entreprises par le gouvernement.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pdéagogie,pedagogie,ppédagogie,péadgogie,pédaggogie,pédaggoie,pédagogei,pédagoggie,pédagoige,pédaoggie,péddagogie,pédgaogie,épdagogie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "pédagogie"

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Edit distance from "pédagogie"

Frequency rank: #9,227 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pédagogie"?
"pédagogie" is spelled P-É-D-A-G-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒi\.
What does "pédagogie" mean?
As a noun, "pédagogie" means: Instruction ou éducation des enfants.
What words are commonly confused with "pédagogie"?
"pédagogie" is commonly confused with "pédagogue", "pédagogues", "pédagogique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pédagogie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pédagogie" is \pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pédagogie" come from?
"pédagogie" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “pédagogie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-É-D-A-G-O-G-I-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pédagogue” — see the side-by-side comparison. pédagogie vs pédagogue
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.