ubuntu

\u.bun.tu\

/\u.bun.tu\/ noun

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The verdict

“ubuntu” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,198
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mode de vie, vivre ensemble des Zoulous.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ubuntu · ubuntu · French

ubuntu · rank #21,198 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,198
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH téméraire

Nearest frequency peer: téméraire (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ubuntu »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ubuntu » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ubuntu
PropertyValue
Headwordubuntu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\u.bun.tu\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,198
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ubuntu »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ubuntuse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « téméraire » (#21,197), « Vermont » (#21,199), « ty » (#21,196). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « ubuntu » est au #21,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ubuntu (IPA \u.bun.tu\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,198 among 456 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mode de vie, vivre ensemble des Zoulous.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ubuntu, with forms such as "buuntu", "ubbuntu", and "ubnutu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ubuntu, spelled U-B-U-N-T-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mode de vie, vivre ensemble des Zoulous.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ubuntu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En se conduisant de la sorte, il mettait non seulement en péril la paix au sein de la tribu, mais il brisait surtout l’ubuntu – le fameux modus vivendi des Zoulous. Il lui fallait absolument réagir, et canaliser toute cette fureur pour servir son peuple.
  2. L’ubuntu, mot difficile à traduire dans une langue occidentale, signifie la bonté naturelle, le sentiment d’une commune humanité, la générosité, la gentillesse, la grandeur d’âme.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • buuntu
  • ubbuntu
  • ubnutu
  • ubunntu
  • ubunttu
  • ubunut
  • ubutnu
  • uubntu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ubuntu - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

buuntu2ubbuntu1ubnutu2ubunntu1ubunttu1ubunut2ubutnu2uubntu2
Edit distance from "ubuntu"

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 "ubuntu"?
"ubuntu" is spelled U-B-U-N-T-U. The IPA pronunciation is \u.bun.tu\.
What does "ubuntu" mean?
As a noun, "ubuntu" means: Mode de vie, vivre ensemble des Zoulous.
What are common misspellings of "ubuntu"?
Common misspellings include "buuntu", "ubbuntu", "ubnutu", "ubunntu", "ubunttu". The correct spelling is "ubuntu".
How do you pronounce "ubuntu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ubuntu" is \u.bun.tu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ubuntu" come from?
"ubuntu" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

veuves#21,201testés#21,186émigré#21,212tasses#21,183

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Villette8 variantsYoussef8 variantsSuzuki8 variantssuture8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list