union
\y.njɔ̃\
The verdict
“union” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #858
- frequency rank, French
- 456
- “U” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opérateur de la théorie des ensembles, qui regroupe au sein d'un même ensemble les éléments de deux ensembles. Désigne également l'opération (le fait d'unir deux ensembles) ainsi que le résultat de...
Corpus desk
Index FR-union · union · French
union · rank #858 · 6 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #858
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 456
- PHOTO-FINISH technique
Nearest frequency peer: technique (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “union”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rend
rend
99,145 corpus weight
- technique
technique
99,144 corpus weight
- union
union
99,143 corpus weight
- V
V
99,142 corpus weight
- voyage
voyage
99,141 corpus weight
- énergie
énergie
99,140 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “union” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | union |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \y.njɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “union” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around union (IPA \y.njɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #858 among 456 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for union, with forms such as "nuion", "uinon", and "unino". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Uno", "unis", "unir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is union, spelled U-N-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Opérateur de la théorie des ensembles, qui regroupe au sein d'un même ensemble les éléments de deux ensembles. Désigne également l'opération (le fait d'unir deux ensembles) ainsi que le résultat de cette opération, c'est-à-dire l'ensemble contenant tous les éléments appartenant à deux autres ensembles.
- 2Liaison établie entre deux ou plusieurs choses de manière qu’elles ne forment qu’un seul tout.
- 3Concorde, bonne intelligence, liaison étroite, conformité d’efforts.
- 4Mariage.
- 5Rapport sexuel.
- 6Jonction de deux ou de plusieurs choses qui de leur nature étaient séparées.
- 7Groupement d’individus, de sociétés ou de collectivités qui s’associent en vue d’un certain but.
- 8Rare, l'Union européenne
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how union appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’union de l’âme avec le corps. L’union des parties d’un même tout. L’union bizarre de certains mots.
Cette union, que cimente jusqu’à la mort un crime entre complices […] Jim tout à coup s’apercevait qu’elle existait, qu’elle formait l’élément primordial de sa vie.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuion
- uinon
- unino
- unionn
- unnion
- unoin
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of union - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "union", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "union". Here's where to go from here.
- "union" maps to 15 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Uno". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #858 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.