ung

\ˈɔŋˀ\

/\ˈɔŋˀ\/ noun

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The verdict

“ung” is uncommon French (frequency #52,409 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,409
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-ung · ung · French

ung · rank #52,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,409
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH ulster

Nearest frequency peer: ulster (-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 « ung »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ung » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ung
PropertyValue
Headwordung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɔŋˀ\
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ung » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ungtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « ulster » (#52,408), « Uniqlo » (#52,410), « urologie » (#52,411). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « ung » est au #52,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ung is uncommon French at frequency #52,409 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɔŋˀ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ado.".

ung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ung, spelled U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ado.

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 "ung"?
"ung" is spelled U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɔŋˀ\.
What does "ung" mean?
As a noun, "ung" means: Ado.
How do you pronounce "ung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ung" is \ˈɔŋˀ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ung" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tod#52,399tlm#52,398teo#52,394RMN#52,318

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list