umi
\ˈu.mi\
The verdict
“umi” is uncommon French (frequency #86,283 among 44,794 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,283
- frequency rank, French
- 44,794
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de umo.
Corpus desk
Index FR-umi · umi · French
umi · rank #86,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,283
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 44,794
- PHOTO-FINISH unexpected
Nearest frequency peer: unexpected (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “umi”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- udon
udon
13,723 corpus weight
- UIC
UIC
13,722 corpus weight
- umi
umi
13,718 corpus weight
- unexpected
unexpected
13,717 corpus weight
- unidos
unidos
13,716 corpus weight
- useful
useful
13,715 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “umi” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈu.mi\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #86,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “umi” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
umi is uncommon French at frequency #86,283 among 44,794 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈu.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de umo.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for umi, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is umi, spelled U-M-I.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de umo.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.