Which to use
“technologie” and “technology” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,393
- “technologie” frequency rank
- #17,289
- “technology” frequency rank
- 19682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | technologie | technology |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Science des techniques, étude systématique des procédés, des méthodes, des techniques, des instruments ou des outils propres ou pas à un ou plusieurs domaines techniques, arts ou métiers. | Technologie. |
Where the eye mixes technologie and technology
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between technologie and technology
A purely visual mix-up. technologie (\tɛk.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi\) and technology (\tɛkˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
technologie is recorded at frequency rank #2,393, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛk.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. technology is at rank #17,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛkˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi\.
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 19682, this pair ranks #372,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of technologie vs technology
Shared letters: ceghlnot. Private to "technologie": i. Private to "technology": y.
"technologie" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV · "technology" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- technologie ← etchnologie · tcehnologie · tecchnologie · techhnologie · technloogie · technnologie · technolgoie · technollogie
- technology ← etchnology · tcehnology · tecchnology · techhnology · technloogy · technnology · technolgoy · technollogy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "technologie" and "technology" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "technologie" or "technology" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "technologie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "technology" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "technologie" and "technology" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "technologie vs technologique". 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 #372,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.