unième

\y.njɛm\

/\y.njɛm\/ adj

The verdict

“unième” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,580
frequency rank, French
44,794
“U” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adjectif ordinal de -un des mots composés numéraux.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

unième vs unité
50% similar
unième vs unies
50% similar
unième vs unique
67% similar

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

Key facts for unième
PropertyValue
Headwordunième
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\y.njɛm\
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,580
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unième” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unième lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around unième (IPA \y.njɛm\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,580 among 44,794 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for unième, with forms such as "nuième", "uinème", and "unieme". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "unité", "unies", "unique", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is unième, spelled U-N-I-È-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adjectif ordinal de -un des mots composés numéraux.
  2. 2
    Premier. D'usage assez rare de nos jours cet adjectif ordinal était plus fréquemment utilisé au XVIIIᵉ siècle.
  3. 3
    Qui arrive après un grand nombre d'autres éléments de même nature, dans une répétition jugée excessive ou ennuyeuse.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuième
  • uinème
  • unieme
  • unimèe
  • unièem
  • unièmme
  • unnième
  • unèime

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unième - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nuième2uinème2unieme1unimèe2unièem2unièmme1unnième1unèime2
Edit distance from "unième"

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 "unième"?
"unième" is spelled U-N-I-È-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \y.njɛm\.
What does "unième" mean?
As an adjective, "unième" means: Adjectif ordinal de -un des mots composés numéraux.
What words are commonly confused with "unième"?
"unième" is commonly confused with "unité", "unies", "unique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unième"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unième" is \y.njɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unième" come from?
"unième" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “unième”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is U-N-I-È-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \y.njɛm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “unité” - see the side-by-side comparison. unième vs unité
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list