enfant unique
\ɑ̃.fɑ̃ y.nik\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enfant unique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.fɑ̃ y.nik\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « enfant unique » en français
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
- 1Personne qui n’a ni frères ni sœurs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enfant unique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’enfant unique est souvent plus exposé aux conflits de ses parents, à leurs pressions et à celles de son milieu.
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.