une-deux

\yn.dø\

/\yn.dø\/ noun

The verdict

“une-deux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble de deux passes rapides et consécutives entre deux mêmes joueurs dans le but de percer la défense adverse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-une-deux · une-deux · French

une-deux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for une-deux
PropertyValue
Headwordune-deux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\yn.dø\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « une-deux » en français

une-deuxn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

une-deux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \yn.dø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for une-deux in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is une-deux, spelled U-N-E---D-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de deux passes rapides et consécutives entre deux mêmes joueurs dans le but de percer la défense adverse.
  2. 2
    Crochet gauche suivi rapidement d’un crochet du droit.
  3. 3
    Feinte par laquelle on attire l’épée de son adversaire, d’un côté, pour l’attaquer de l’autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how une-deux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Encore buteur (de la tête, à la 65ᵉ, l’attaquant français n’a jamais besoin de grand-chose pour bonifier les ballons qu’il touche, comme sur son une-deux avec Mbappé (26ᵉ, pas loin de finir en ouverture du score pour le Parisien.
  2. On ne retient de ce round qu’un solide une-deux du Russe qui met un point d’exclamation à un combat intrigant.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "une-deux"?
"une-deux" is spelled U-N-E---D-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \yn.dø\.
What does "une-deux" mean?
As a noun, "une-deux" means: Ensemble de deux passes rapides et consécutives entre deux mêmes joueurs dans le but de percer la défense adverse.
How do you pronounce "une-deux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "une-deux" is \yn.dø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "une-deux" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list