un de ces quatre
\œ̃ də se katʁ\
The verdict
“un de ces quatre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de un de ces quatre matins.
Corpus desk
Index FR-un-de-ces-quatre · un de ces quatre · French
un de ces quatre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 de ces quatre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \œ̃ də se katʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « un de ces quatre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
un de ces quatre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \œ̃ də se katʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de un de ces quatre matins.".
Zero misspellings are on record for un de ces quatre in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is un de ces quatre, spelled U-N- -D-E- -C-E-S- -Q-U-A-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de un de ces quatre matins.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how un de ces quatre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Appelle-moi un de ces quatre !
Et ne crânez pas trop, hein ? D’ici qu’on vous raperçoive à l’escadron, un de ces quatre, la queue basse, pour rempiler.
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.