unlucky
\ʌnˈlʌkɪ\
The verdict
“unlucky” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Malheureux, fâcheux, malencontreux, malchanceux, qui porte malheur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unlucky · unlucky · French
unlucky · 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 | unlucky |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʌnˈlʌkɪ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unlucky is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʌnˈlʌkɪ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malheureux, fâcheux, malencontreux, malchanceux, qui porte malheur.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unlucky, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is unlucky, spelled U-N-L-U-C-K-Y.
Definition
- 1Malheureux, fâcheux, malencontreux, malchanceux, qui porte malheur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unlucky appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now, Tabaqui knew as well as anyone else that there is nothing so unlucky as to compliment children to their faces. (The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling)
"[…] It is very unlucky; but as I have actually paid the visit, we cannot escape the acquaintance now."
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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.