under

\ˈʌn.də(ɹ)\

/\ˈʌn.də(ɹ)\/ prep

The verdict

“under” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,092. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,092
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sous.

Corpus desk

Index FR-under · under · French

under · rank #18,092 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,092
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH unification

Nearest frequency peer: unification (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « under »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « under » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

under vs une
60% similar
under vs unes
60% similar
under vs user
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for under
PropertyValue
Headwordunder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ˈʌn.də(ɹ)\
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,092
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « under »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).underse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « unification » (#18,093), « travaillais » (#18,090), « vingtième » (#18,094). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « under » est au #18,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around under (IPA \ˈʌn.də(ɹ)\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #18,092 among 456 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sous.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for under, with forms such as "nuder", "udner", and "undder". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "une", "unes", "user", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is under, spelled U-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sous.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuder
  • udner
  • undder
  • underr
  • undre
  • unedr
  • unnder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of under - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuder2udner2undder1underr1undre2unedr2unnder1
Edit distance from "under"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "under"?
"under" is spelled U-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʌn.də(ɹ)\.
What does "under" mean?
As a preposition, "under" means: Sous.
What words are commonly confused with "under"?
"under" is commonly confused with "une", "unes", "user". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "under"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "under" is \ˈʌn.də(ɹ)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "under" come from?
"under" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "under", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list