l’un sur l’autre
\l‿œ̃ syʁ l‿ɔtʁ\
The verdict
“l’un sur l’autre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifie un groupe de meubles qui sont représentés de manière identique en colonne. On peut également dire rangés en pal pour les meubles qui ne sont pas des animaux passants.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | l’un sur l’autre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \l‿œ̃ syʁ l‿ɔtʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “l’un sur l’autre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
l’un sur l’autre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \l‿œ̃ syʁ l‿ɔtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie un groupe de meubles qui sont représentés de manière identique en colonne. On peut également dire rangés en pal pour les meubles qui ne sont pas des animaux passants.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for l’un sur l’autre in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is l’un sur l’autre, spelled L-’-U-N- -S-U-R- -L-’-A-U-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie un groupe de meubles qui sont représentés de manière identique en colonne. On peut également dire rangés en pal pour les meubles qui ne sont pas des animaux passants.
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.
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Using “l’un sur l’autre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-’-U-N- -S-U-R- -L-’-A-U-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \l‿œ̃ syʁ l‿ɔtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.