Which to use
“homologue” and “homologuée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,402
- “homologue” frequency rank
- #49,707
- “homologuée” frequency rank
- 65109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homologue | homologuée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui, dans des figures rectilignes semblables, se correspond et est opposé à des angles égaux en parlant de chacun des côtés de ces figures. | Féminin singulier de homologué. |
Where the eye mixes homologue and homologuée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. homologue runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against homologuée's 10 (CVCVCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: homologue vs homologuée
A purely visual mix-up. homologue (\ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\) and homologuée (\ɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ɡe\) 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 65109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
homologue is recorded at frequency rank #15,402, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\. homologuée is at rank #49,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.mɔ.lɔ.ɡe\.
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 65109, this pair ranks #73,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of homologue vs homologuée
Shared letters: eghlmou. Private to "homologue": -. Private to "homologuée": é.
"homologue" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "homologuée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- homologue ← hhomologue · hmoologue · homloogue · hommologue · homolgoue · homollogue · homologeu · homologgue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "homologue" and "homologuée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "homologue" vs "homologuée" - 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 "homologue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "homologuée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homologue" and "homologuée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homologuée vs homologués". 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 #73,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.