l’une après l’autre

\l‿y.n‿a.pʁɛ l‿otʁ\

/\l‿y.n‿a.pʁɛ l‿otʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“l’une après l’autre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de l’un après l’autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-l-une-apres-l-autre · l’une après l’autre · French

l’une après l’autre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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.

Key facts for l’une après l’autre
PropertyValue
Headwordl’une après l’autre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\l‿y.n‿a.pʁɛ l‿otʁ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « l’une après l’autre » en français

l’une après l’autresiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

l’une après l’autre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \l‿y.n‿a.pʁɛ l‿otʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de l’un après l’autre.".

l’une après l’autre has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is l’une après l’autre, spelled L-’-U-N-E- -A-P-R-È-S- -L-’-A-U-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de l’un après l’autre.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "l’une après l’autre"?
"l’une après l’autre" is spelled L-’-U-N-E- -A-P-R-È-S- -L-’-A-U-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \l‿y.n‿a.pʁɛ l‿otʁ\.
What does "l’une après l’autre" mean?
As an adverb, "l’une après l’autre" means: Féminin singulier de l’un après l’autre.
How do you pronounce "l’une après l’autre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "l’une après l’autre" is \l‿y.n‿a.pʁɛ l‿otʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "l’une après l’autre" come from?
"l’une après l’autre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list