aune
\on\
The verdict
“aune” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #24,115 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,115
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mesure ancienne équivalant à 1,188 mètre instaurée par l’édit royal de François Iᵉʳ pour tenter d’harmoniser les mesures de longueur, mais qui prit selon les lieux diverses valeurs.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aune |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \on\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #24,115 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aune” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for aune is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \on\. Corpus data places it at rank #24,115 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for aune, with forms such as "anue", "auen", and "aunne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aux", "axe", "ave", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is aune, spelled A-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Mesure ancienne équivalant à 1,188 mètre instaurée par l’édit royal de François Iᵉʳ pour tenter d’harmoniser les mesures de longueur, mais qui prit selon les lieux diverses valeurs.
- 2Bâton de même longueur dont on se servait pour mesurer.
- 3Grande longueur. (Exagération marquant souvent l’importance de la déception : voir long d’une aune)
- 4La mesure d’une chose.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anue,auen,aunne,uane
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aune - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aune”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \on\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aux” - see the side-by-side comparison. aune vs aux
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.