number two

\ˌnʌm.bɚ ˈtu\

/\ˌnʌm.bɚ ˈtu\/ noun

The verdict

“number two” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième dans sa catégorie, dans une organisation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-number-two · number two · French

number two · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 number two
PropertyValue
Headwordnumber two
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌnʌm.bɚ ˈtu\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « number two » en français

number twosiège 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

number two is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌnʌm.bɚ ˈtu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

number two doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is number two, spelled N-U-M-B-E-R- -T-W-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième dans sa catégorie, dans une organisation.
  2. 2
    Grosse commission, défécation.

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 "number two"?
"number two" is spelled N-U-M-B-E-R- -T-W-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌnʌm.bɚ ˈtu\.
What does "number two" mean?
As a noun, "number two" means: Deuxième dans sa catégorie, dans une organisation.
How do you pronounce "number two"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "number two" is \ˌnʌm.bɚ ˈtu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "number two" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list