Which to use
“une” is an unknown and “unsre” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,961
- “une” frequency rank
- #21,457
- “unsre” frequency rank
- 36418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | une | unsre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Singular Femininum des französischen unbestimmten Artikels un | Nominativ Singular Femininum attributiv des Pronomens unser |
Where the eye mixes une and unsre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses une with unsre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: une is [yn] while unsre is [ˈʊnzʁə]. 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 (unknown vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
une is recorded at frequency rank #14,961, classified as anunknown, pronounced [yn]. unsre is at rank #21,457, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈʊnzʁə].
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 36418, this pair ranks #1,616,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of une vs unsre
Shared letters: enu. Private to "une": -. Private to "unsre": rs.
"une" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "unsre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unsre ← nusre · unnsre · unrse · unsrre · unssre · usnre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "une" for "unsre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "une" vs "unsre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "une" and "unsre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "une" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unsre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,616,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "une" and "unsre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unsre vs Unze". 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 #1,616,094 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.