unity

\ˈjuː.nɪ.ti\

/\ˈjuː.nɪ.ti\/ noun

The verdict

“unity” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,911
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-unity · unity · French

unity · rank #26,911 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,911
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH ultimes

Nearest frequency peer: ultimes (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « unity »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « unity » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unity vs univ
60% similar
unity vs UNIX
0% similar
unity vs usité
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unity
PropertyValue
Headwordunity
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈjuː.nɪ.ti\
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,911
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « unity »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).unityse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ultimes » (#26,910), « universels » (#26,912), « typhon » (#26,909). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « unity » est au #26,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around unity (IPA \ˈjuː.nɪ.ti\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,911 among 456 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Unité.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for unity, with forms such as "nuity", "uinty", and "unitty". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "univ", "UNIX", "usité", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is unity, spelled U-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuity
  • uinty
  • unitty
  • unityy
  • uniyt
  • unnity
  • untiy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unity - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuity2uinty2unitty1unityy1uniyt2unnity1untiy2
Edit distance from "unity"

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 "unity"?
"unity" is spelled U-N-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈjuː.nɪ.ti\.
What does "unity" mean?
As a noun, "unity" means: Unité.
What words are commonly confused with "unity"?
"unity" is commonly confused with "univ", "UNIX", "usité". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unity" is \ˈjuː.nɪ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unity" come from?
"unity" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unity", 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 (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list