uncle
\ˈʌŋ.kl̩\
The verdict
“uncle” is uncommon French (frequency #60,456 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,456
- frequency rank, French
- 456
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oncle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-uncle · uncle · French
uncle · rank #60,456 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,456
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 456
- PHOTO-FINISH uncharted
Nearest frequency peer: uncharted (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « uncle »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- turinois
turinois
39,549 corpus weight
- uncharted
uncharted
39,546 corpus weight
- uncle
uncle
39,545 corpus weight
- unioniste
unioniste
39,544 corpus weight
- vala
vala
39,542 corpus weight
- verdoyantes
verdoyantes
39,541 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « uncle » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uncle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʌŋ.kl̩\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,456 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « uncle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
uncle is uncommon French at frequency #60,456 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʌŋ.kl̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
uncle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 uncle, spelled U-N-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Oncle.
- 2Mari d’une tante.
Antonyms
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 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).