unimodal
\y.ni.mɔ.dal\
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.
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unimodal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \y.ni.mɔ.dal\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « unimodal » en français
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
- 1Qui n'a ou qui ne fonctionne que sur un seul mode.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unimodal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.