urbano

\uɾˈβa.no\

/\uɾˈβa.no\/ adj

The verdict

“urbano” is uncommon French (frequency #85,352 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,352
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-urbano · urbano · French

urbano · rank #85,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,352
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH unissaient

Nearest frequency peer: unissaient (-2 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 « urbano »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « urbano » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for urbano
PropertyValue
Headwordurbano
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\uɾˈβa.no\
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « urbano » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.urbanotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « unissaient » (#85,350), « Usenet » (#85,354), « unifamiliale » (#85,349). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « urbano » est au #85,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

urbano is uncommon French at frequency #85,352 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \uɾˈβa.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Urbain.".

No misspelling variants are generated for urbano in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is urbano, spelled U-R-B-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Urbain.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "urbano"?
"urbano" is spelled U-R-B-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is \uɾˈβa.no\.
What does "urbano" mean?
As an adjective, "urbano" means: Urbain.
How do you pronounce "urbano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urbano" is \uɾˈβa.no\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urbano" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "urbano", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list