uhlan
\y.lɑ̃\
The verdict
“uhlan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est propre aux uhlans.
Corpus desk
Index FR-uhlan · uhlan · French
uhlan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uhlan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \y.lɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « uhlan » en français
Rare enough to double-check
uhlan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \y.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est propre aux uhlans.".
uhlan has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is uhlan, spelled U-H-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1Qui est propre aux uhlans.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how uhlan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En empêchant les vedettes uhlanes de passer la rivière et de porter leurs reconnaissances au delà, vers les lignes en préparation, elles avaient accompli tout ce qu’on pouvait attendre d’elles.
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.