untidy

\ʌn.ˈtaɪ.di\

/\ʌn.ˈtaɪ.di\/ adj

The verdict

“untidy” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-untidy · untidy · French

untidy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for untidy
PropertyValue
Headworduntidy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʌn.ˈtaɪ.di\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « untidy » en français

untidysiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

untidy is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʌn.ˈtaɪ.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Désordonné.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for untidy in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is untidy, spelled U-N-T-I-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Désordonné.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "untidy"?
"untidy" is spelled U-N-T-I-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ʌn.ˈtaɪ.di\.
What does "untidy" mean?
As an adjective, "untidy" means: Désordonné.
How do you pronounce "untidy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "untidy" is \ʌn.ˈtaɪ.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "untidy" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list