neurologiquevsneurologueTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#27,540
“neurologique” frequency rank
#31,627
“neurologue” frequency rank
59167
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature neurologique neurologue
Definition Relatif à la neurologie ou aux neurologues. Médecin spécialiste du système nerveux.

Where the eye mixes neurologique and neurologue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. neurologique runs 12 letters (CVVCVCVCVCVV) against neurologue's 10 (CVVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
neurologique
10 ch
neurologue

Visual trap between neurologique and neurologue

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: neurologique is \nø.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\ while neurologue is \nø.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 59167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

neurologique is recorded at frequency rank #27,540, classified as anadj, pronounced \nø.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. 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 59167, this pair ranks #104,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of neurologique vs neurologue

Shared letters: eglnoru. Private to "neurologique": iq. Private to "neurologue": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • neurologique ← enurologique · neruologique · neuorlogique · neurloogique · neurolgoique · neurollogique · neurologgique · neurologiqeu
  • neurologue ← enurologue · neruologue · neuorlogue · neurloogue · neurolgoue · neurollogue · neurologeu · neurologgue

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "neurologique" and "neurologue" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "neurologique" is an adjective and "neurologue" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "neurologique" vs "neurologue" - which ranks higher?
"neurologique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,540 in our French list, against #31,627 for "neurologue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "neurologique" and "neurologue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "neurologique" 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 #104,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "neurologique" and "neurologue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nécrologie vs neurologue". 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 #104,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list