UFO

\ˌju.ˌɛf.ˈoʊ\

/\ˌju.ˌɛf.ˈoʊ\/ noun

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The verdict

“UFO” is uncommon French (frequency #66,408 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,408
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - OVNI.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ufo · UFO · French

UFO · rank #66,408 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,408
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH UNSS

Nearest frequency peer: UNSS (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « UFO »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « UFO » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for UFO
PropertyValue
HeadwordUFO
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌju.ˌɛf.ˈoʊ\
Letters3
Frequency rank#66,408
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « UFO » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.UFOtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « UNSS » (#66,409), « twit » (#66,405), « utilisiez » (#66,411). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « UFO » est au #66,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

UFO is uncommon French at frequency #66,408 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌju.ˌɛf.ˈoʊ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "OVNI.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for UFO, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is UFO, spelled U-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    OVNI.

Synonyms

flying saucer

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 "UFO"?
"UFO" is spelled U-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌju.ˌɛf.ˈoʊ\.
What does "UFO" mean?
As a noun, "UFO" means: OVNI.
How do you pronounce "UFO"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "UFO" is \ˌju.ˌɛf.ˈoʊ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "UFO" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

VMA#66,421TPG#66,390TNP#66,386TFT#66,378

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list