unlucky
\ʌnˈlʌkɪ\
The verdict
“unlucky” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Malheureux, fâcheux, malencontreux, malchanceux, qui porte malheur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unlucky |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʌnˈlʌkɪ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unlucky” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for unlucky is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʌnˈlʌkɪ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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.
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Using “unlucky”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is U-N-L-U-C-K-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʌnˈlʌkɪ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.