European Union
/ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/
"european-union" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“European Union” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | European Union |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “European Union” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
European Union is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
European Union has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Formed as European + Union, in the sense of the resistance group, after the German Europäische Union. The correct English form is European Union, spelled E-U-R-O-P-E-A-N- -U-N-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
- 2An antifascist resistance group active during Germany’s Nazi era.
Etymology
Formed as European + Union, in the sense of the resistance group, after the German Europäische Union.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “European Union”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-U-R-O-P-E-A-N- -U-N-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.