union civile
\y.njɔ̃ si.vil\
The verdict
“union civile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Union entre deux personnes devant les institutions de l’État.
Corpus desk
Index FR-union-civile · union civile · French
union civile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | union civile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \y.njɔ̃ si.vil\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
union civile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \y.njɔ̃ si.vil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Union entre deux personnes devant les institutions de l’État.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for union civile, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is union civile, spelled U-N-I-O-N- -C-I-V-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Union entre deux personnes devant les institutions de l’État.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how union civile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le législateur n’a pas prévu pour l’union civile la possibilité de se prévaloir d’un simple relâchement du lien, par opposition au mariage.
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.