une

[ˈune]

/[ˈune]/ verb

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The verdict

“une” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,598) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,598
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de unir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-une · une · Spanish

une · rank #3,598 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,598
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH valiente

Nearest frequency peer: valiente (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “une”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “une” against nearest ranked Spanish headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

une vs us
33% similar
une vs up
33% similar
une vs ur
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for une
PropertyValue
Headwordune
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈune]
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “une” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.unecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “valiente” (#3,599), “típico” (#3,596), “vende” (#3,600). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for une is neighbouring look-alikes ("us", "up", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈune]. Frequency #3,598 among 448 “U” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for une, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "us", "up", "ur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is une, spelled U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de unir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de unir.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "une"?
"une" is spelled U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈune].
What does "une" mean?
As a verb, "une" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de unir.
What words are commonly confused with "une"?
"une" is commonly confused with "us", "up", "ur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "une"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "une" is [ˈune]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "une" come from?
"une" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "une", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feo#3,556tía#3,660xix#3,528ten#3,450

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list