Which to use
“harmonie” and “harmony” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,199
- “harmonie” frequency rank
- #28,984
- “harmony” frequency rank
- 35183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harmonie | harmony |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Concours et accord de divers sons. | Harmonie, accord. |
Where the eye mixes harmonie and harmony
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. harmonie runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against harmony's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses harmonie with harmony
A purely visual mix-up. harmonie (^((h muet))\aʁ.mɔ.ni\) and harmony (\ˈhɑː(ɹ).mə.ni\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harmonie is recorded at frequency rank #6,199, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\aʁ.mɔ.ni\. harmony is at rank #28,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈhɑː(ɹ).mə.ni\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35183, this pair ranks #278,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of harmonie vs harmony
Shared letters: ahmnor. Private to "harmonie": ei. Private to "harmony": y.
"harmonie" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "harmony" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "harmonie" and "harmony" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "harmonie" vs "harmony" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "harmonie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harmony" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harmonie" and "harmony" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harmony vs harpon". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #278,576 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.