unhappy
\ʌnˈhæp.i\
The verdict
“unhappy” 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) - Malheureux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unhappy · unhappy · French
unhappy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | unhappy |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʌnˈhæp.i\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « unhappy » en français
Rare enough to double-check
unhappy is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʌnˈhæp.i\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unhappy, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is unhappy, spelled U-N-H-A-P-P-Y.
Definition
- 1Malheureux.
- 2Mécontent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unhappy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'm unhappy about this situation.
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.