unimodal

\y.ni.mɔ.dal\

/\y.ni.mɔ.dal\/ adj

The verdict

“unimodal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui n'a ou qui ne fonctionne que sur un seul mode.

Corpus desk

Index FR-unimodal · unimodal · French

unimodal · 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 unimodal
PropertyValue
Headwordunimodal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\y.ni.mɔ.dal\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « unimodal » en français

unimodalreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unimodal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \y.ni.mɔ.dal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui n'a ou qui ne fonctionne que sur un seul mode.".

unimodal has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is unimodal, spelled U-N-I-M-O-D-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n'a ou qui ne fonctionne que sur un seul mode.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Là encore, l'information unimodale familière suffisait, tandis qu'une recherche d'information (Abrégée en RI ou IR (Information Retrieval en anglais), la recherche d'information est la science qui consiste à rechercher l'information dans des documents - les documents eux-mêmes ou les métadonnées qui décrivent les documents.

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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 "unimodal"?
"unimodal" is spelled U-N-I-M-O-D-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \y.ni.mɔ.dal\.
What does "unimodal" mean?
As an adjective, "unimodal" means: Qui n'a ou qui ne fonctionne que sur un seul mode.
How do you pronounce "unimodal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unimodal" is \y.ni.mɔ.dal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unimodal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list