hunier
^((h aspiré))\y.nje\
The verdict
“hunier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mât portant une hune.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hunier · hunier · French
hunier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hunier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\y.nje\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hunier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hunier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\y.nje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hunier, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hunier, spelled H-U-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mât portant une hune.
- 2Voile carrée du mât de hune.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hunier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quarante-quatre pièces de canon tonnent à la fois, enfilant de biais la corvette française, trouant sa voilure, fouillant son équipage, brisant son petit hunier, tandis qu’en même temps les couleurs françaises disparaissent du fort et du trois-mâts et font place au drapeau anglais.
Je crois fort, disait le vieux pêcheur, je crois fort que c’est eux ! Un liston rouge, un hunier à rouleau, ça leur ressemble joliment toujours ; qu’en dis-tu, Gaud, ma fille ?
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.