enfant unique

\ɑ̃.fɑ̃ y.nik\

/\ɑ̃.fɑ̃ y.nik\/ noun

The verdict

“enfant unique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui n’a ni frères ni sœurs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfant-unique · enfant unique · French

enfant unique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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.

Key facts for enfant unique
PropertyValue
Headwordenfant unique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.fɑ̃ y.nik\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « enfant unique » en français

enfant uniquesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enfant unique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.fɑ̃ y.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui n’a ni frères ni sœurs.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enfant unique, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is enfant unique, spelled E-N-F-A-N-T- -U-N-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui n’a ni frères ni sœurs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how enfant unique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’enfant unique est souvent plus exposé aux conflits de ses parents, à leurs pressions et à celles de son milieu.
  2. Je plaignais les enfants uniques ; les amusements solitaires me semblaient fades : tout juste une manière de tuer le temps.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enfant unique"?
"enfant unique" is spelled E-N-F-A-N-T- -U-N-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fɑ̃ y.nik\.
What does "enfant unique" mean?
As a noun, "enfant unique" means: Personne qui n’a ni frères ni sœurs.
How do you pronounce "enfant unique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfant unique" is \ɑ̃.fɑ̃ y.nik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfant unique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list