un par un
\œ̃ pa.ʁ‿œ̃\
The verdict
“un par un” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Synonyme de un à un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-un-par-un · un par un · French
un par un · 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 par un |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \œ̃ pa.ʁ‿œ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « un par un » en français
Rare enough to double-check
un par un is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \œ̃ pa.ʁ‿œ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de un à un.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for un par un, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is un par un, spelled U-N- -P-A-R- -U-N.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de un à un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how un par un appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils défilèrent devant lui un par un.
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.