Which to use
“nécrologie” and “neurologue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,424
- “nécrologie” frequency rank
- #31,627
- “neurologue” frequency rank
- 71051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nécrologie | neurologue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Notice consacrée à la mémoire d’une personne morte depuis peu de temps. | Médecin spécialiste du système nerveux. |
Where the eye mixes nécrologie and neurologue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. nécrologie (CVCCVCVCVV) and neurologue (CVVCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: nécrologie vs neurologue
A purely visual mix-up. nécrologie (\ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\) and neurologue (\nø.ʁɔ.lɔɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nécrologie is recorded at frequency rank #39,424, classified as anoun, pronounced \ne.kʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. neurologue is at rank #31,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nø.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 71051, this pair ranks #48,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nécrologie vs neurologue
Shared letters: eglnor. Private to "nécrologie": cié. Private to "neurologue": u.
"nécrologie" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "neurologue" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- neurologue ← enurologue · neruologue · neuorlogue · neurloogue · neurolgoue · neurollogue · neurologeu · neurologgue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nécrologie" and "neurologue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "nécrologie" or "neurologue" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nécrologie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neurologue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nécrologie" and "neurologue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nécrologie vs neurologie". 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 #48,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.