unum
\ˈu.num\
The verdict
“unum” is uncommon French (frequency #84,404 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,404
- frequency rank, French
- 456
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nominatif neutre singulier de unus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unum · unum · French
unum · rank #84,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,404
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 456
- PHOTO-FINISH urbaniser
Nearest frequency peer: urbaniser (+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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « unum »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Tyne
Tyne
15,601 corpus weight
- unum
unum
15,597 corpus weight
- urbaniser
urbaniser
15,596 corpus weight
- usités
usités
15,595 corpus weight
- valeureuse
valeureuse
15,594 corpus weight
- valseuses
valseuses
15,593 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « unum » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈu.num\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #84,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « unum » en français
Rare enough to double-check
unum is uncommon French at frequency #84,404 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈu.num\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
unum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is unum, spelled U-N-U-M.
Definition
- 1nominatif neutre singulier de unus.
- 2vocatif neutre singulier de unus.
- 3accusatif masculin et neutre singulier de unus.
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.
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