Which to use
“homologue” and “homologués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,402
- “homologue” frequency rank
- #47,941
- “homologués” frequency rank
- 63343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homologue | homologués |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Masculin pluriel de homologué. |
Where the eye mixes homologue and homologués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. homologue runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against homologués's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses homologue with homologués
A purely visual mix-up. homologue (\ɔ.mɔ.lɔɡ\) and homologués (^((h muet))\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 63343, 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\. homologués is at rank #47,941, tagged as anadj, pronounced ^((h muet))\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 63343, this pair ranks #82,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of homologue vs homologués
Shared letters: ghlmou. Private to "homologue": e. Private to "homologués": sé.
"homologue" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "homologués" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- homologue ← hhomologue · hmoologue · homloogue · hommologue · homolgoue · homollogue · homologeu · homologgue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "homologue" for "homologués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "homologue" vs "homologués" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "homologue" and "homologués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "homologue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "homologués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homologue" and "homologués" 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 #82,432 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.