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 eye mixes neurologie and neurologique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. neurologie runs 10 letters (CVVCVCVCVV) against neurologique's 12 (CVVCVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between neurologie and neurologique
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
- neurologie ← enurologie · neruologie · neuorlogie · neurloogie · neurolgoie · neurollogie · neurologei · neurologgie
- neurologique ← enurologique · neruologique · neuorlogique · neurloogique · neurolgoique · neurollogique · neurologgique · neurologiqeu
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "neurologie" and "neurologique" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "neurologie" or "neurologique"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "neurologie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neurologique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neurologie" and "neurologique" 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 #88,458 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.