un chacun
\œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\
The verdict
“un chacun” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chacun.
Corpus desk
Index FR-un-chacun · un chacun · French
un chacun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | un chacun |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « un chacun » en français
Rare enough to double-check
un chacun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for un chacun in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is un chacun, spelled U-N- -C-H-A-C-U-N.
Definition
- 1Chacun.
- 2Tout le monde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how un chacun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les Prussiens devant être écrasés comme des punaises, traqués aussi sûrement que des lièvres, et la guerre, en somme, ne pouvant plus être désormais qu’une amusante chasse à courre avec relais dans tous les châteaux, on devine ce que la sollicitude maternelle ou les goûts altiers d’un chacun avaient osé faire pour que ce modeste harnais fût éclaboussant.
Il apparut sur le seuil, son fanal à la main. — Salut un chacun, fit-il en ôtant son casque de laine.
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.