unlearn
\ʌn.ˈlɜːn\
The verdict
“unlearn” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désapprendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unlearn · unlearn · French
unlearn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | unlearn |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʌn.ˈlɜːn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « unlearn » en français
Rare enough to double-check
unlearn is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʌn.ˈlɜːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Désapprendre.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unlearn, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is unlearn, spelled U-N-L-E-A-R-N.
Definition
- 1Désapprendre.
Antonyms
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.