Which to use
“météorologique” is an adjective and “météorologue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,918
- “météorologique” frequency rank
- #46,906
- “météorologue” frequency rank
- 66824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | météorologique | météorologue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne les météores et les variations de l’atmosphère. | Celui, celle qui s’occupe de météorologie. |
Where the eye mixes météorologique and météorologue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. météorologique runs 14 letters (CVCVVCVCVCVCVV) against météorologue's 12 (CVCVVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: météorologique vs météorologue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: météorologique is \me.te.ɔ.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\ while météorologue is \me.te.ɔ.ʁɔ.lɔɡ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
météorologique is recorded at frequency rank #19,918, classified as anadj, pronounced \me.te.ɔ.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. météorologue is at rank #46,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced \me.te.ɔ.ʁɔ.lɔɡ\.
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 66824, this pair ranks #66,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of météorologique vs météorologue
Shared letters: eglmortué. Private to "météorologique": iq. Private to "météorologue": -.
"météorologique" · 14 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVCVV · "météorologue" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "météorologique" for "météorologue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "météorologique" or "météorologue"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "météorologique" and "météorologue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "météorologique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "météorologue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "météorologique" and "météorologue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "météorologique vs méthodologique". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.