hungry

\ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi\

/\ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi\/ noun

The verdict

“hungry” is uncommon French (frequency #73,234 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,234
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affamés, ceux qui ont faim.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hungry · hungry · French

hungry · rank #73,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,234
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hunan

Nearest frequency peer: Hunan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hungry »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hungry » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hungry
PropertyValue
Headwordhungry
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hungry » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hungrytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Hunan » (#73,233), « hygiénistes » (#73,236), « hots » (#73,231). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hungry » est au #73,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hungry is uncommon French at frequency #73,234 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Affamés, ceux qui ont faim.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hungry in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hungry, spelled H-U-N-G-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affamés, ceux qui ont faim.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hungry"?
"hungry" is spelled H-U-N-G-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi\.
What does "hungry" mean?
As a noun, "hungry" means: Affamés, ceux qui ont faim.
How do you pronounce "hungry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hungry" is \ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hungry" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hungry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list