unalive
\ən.ə.laɪ̯v\
The verdict
“unalive” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est plus en vie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unalive · unalive · French
unalive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | unalive |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ən.ə.laɪ̯v\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « unalive » en français
Rare enough to double-check
unalive is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ən.ə.laɪ̯v\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui n’est plus en vie.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unalive, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is unalive, spelled U-N-A-L-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est plus en vie.
Synonyms
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.