uniform

\ˈjunifɔm\

/\ˈjunifɔm\/ noun

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The verdict

“uniform” is uncommon French (frequency #92,301 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,301
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine U.

Corpus desk

Index FR-uniform · uniform · French

uniform · rank #92,301 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,301
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH unidimensionn…

Nearest frequency peer: unidimensionnel (-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 « uniform »

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 « uniform » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uniform
PropertyValue
Headworduniform
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈjunifɔm\
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,301
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « uniform » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.uniformtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « unidimensionnel » (#92,300), « tégument » (#92,297), « tâtonnement » (#92,296). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « uniform » est au #92,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uniform is uncommon French at frequency #92,301 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈjunifɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

uniform has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is uniform, spelled U-N-I-F-O-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine U.
  2. 2
    Pavillon du code international des signaux maritimes correspondant à la lettre U.

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 "uniform"?
"uniform" is spelled U-N-I-F-O-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈjunifɔm\.
What does "uniform" mean?
As a noun, "uniform" means: (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine U.
How do you pronounce "uniform"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uniform" is \ˈjunifɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uniform" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vassale#92,309transis#92,286viendez#92,318touille#92,280

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list