uni
u·ni/ˈjuː.ni/noun, verb
uni is spelled U-N-I: 3 letters and 2 syllables (u·ni). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uni means “Clipping of university” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uni is unis or uni's.
How many letters and syllables are in uni?
| Letters | 3: U-N-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: u·ni |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is uni?
Uni appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce uni?
- US /ˈjuː.ni/
As a noun (“Sea urchin eaten as sushi”): /ˈuː.niː/.
Uni has 2 syllables, split u·ni in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-uni.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uni?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uni from its last stressed vowel (/uni/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of uni
- unis plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- uni's plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- uni'ing participle, present
- uni'd participle, past
- uni'ed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uni mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalClipping of university.
I'm going to uni after I leave school.
- 2
Sea urchin eaten as sushi.
- 3
informalClipping of unicycling.
- 4
informalClipping of unicycle.
verb
- 1
Clipping of unicycle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uni in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does uni come from?
Clipping of university.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).