Hun
French, noun^((h aspiré))\œ̃\
Hun is spelled H-U-N (3 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,948th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hun is a French masculine noun meaning “Hun; a member of the Huns, a nomadic tribe originating out of Central Asia that invaded the Roman Empire in the 5th century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne du peuple nomade originaire de l’Eurasie centrale dont la présence en Europe est attestée à partir…”.
What does Hun mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineHun; a member of the Huns, a nomadic tribe originating out of Central Asia that invaded the Roman Empire in the 5th century
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne du peuple nomade originaire de l’Eurasie centrale dont la présence en Europe est attestée à partir du IVᵉ siècle.
noun: 1. Hameau de Belgique situé en Wallonie dans la province de Namur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hun
- Huns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hun?
- ^((h aspiré))\œ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hun
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hun in French?
Hun appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).