neurologievsneurologiqueWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: neurologie is a noun, neurologique is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“neurologie” is a noun and “neurologique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,638
“neurologie” frequency rank
#27,540
“neurologique” frequency rank
62178
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature neurologie neurologique
Definition Étude de l’anatomie, de la physiologie ou de la pathologie du système nerveux. Relatif à la neurologie ou aux neurologues.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set neurologie and neurologique apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
neurologie
12 ch
neurologique

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: neurologie is \nø.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\ while neurologique is \nø.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. 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 62178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

neurologie is recorded at frequency rank #34,638, classified as anoun, pronounced \nø.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. neurologique is at rank #27,540, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nø.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\.

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 62178, this pair ranks #88,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of neurologie vs neurologique

Shared letters: egilnoru. Private to "neurologie": -. Private to "neurologique": q.

"neurologie" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVV  ·  "neurologique" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • neurologieenurologie · neruologie · neuorlogie · neurloogie · neurolgoie · neurollogie · neurologei · neurologgie
  • neurologiqueenurologique · neruologique · neuorlogique · neurloogique · neurolgoique · neurollogique · neurologgique · neurologiqeu

Frequency comparison

neurologie#34,638
neurologique#27,540

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "neurologie" and "neurologique" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "neurologie" is a noun and "neurologique" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "neurologie" or "neurologique"?
"neurologique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,540 in our French list, against #34,638 for "neurologie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering neurologie vs neurologique

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “neurologie”; for an adjective, it's “neurologique”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “neurologie” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list