Which to use
“hégémonie” is a noun and “hégémonique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,773
- “hégémonie” frequency rank
- #42,385
- “hégémonique” frequency rank
- 61158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hégémonie | hégémonique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Domination ou suprématie exercée par une puissance (État, empire) sur d’autres. | Qui montre de l’hégémonie. |
Where the eye mixes hégémonie and hégémonique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hégémonie and hégémonique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hégémonie is \e.ʒe.mɔ.ni\ while hégémonique is \e.ʒe.mɔ.nik\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hégémonie is recorded at frequency rank #18,773, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ʒe.mɔ.ni\. hégémonique is at rank #42,385, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ʒe.mɔ.nik\.
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 61158, this pair ranks #93,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hégémonie vs hégémonique
Shared letters: eghimnoé. Private to "hégémonie": -. Private to "hégémonique": qu.
"hégémonie" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "hégémonique" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hégémonie" and "hégémonique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hégémonie" vs "hégémonique" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hégémonie" and "hégémonique" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hégémonie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hégémonique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #93,784 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.