één
\eːn\
The verdict
“één” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le nombre et le chiffre un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-een · één · French
één · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | één |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \eːn\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « één » en français
Rare enough to double-check
één is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \eːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le nombre et le chiffre un.".
No misspelling variants are generated for één in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is één, spelled É-É-N.
Definition
- 1Le nombre et le chiffre un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how één appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alle vormwijzigingen die alleen optreden in één of een beperkt aantal grammaticale categorieën, worden in de volgende hoodstukken, die over de grammatica, behandeld.
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.