Which to use
“unes” and “urnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,815
- “unes” frequency rank
- #13,084
- “urnes” frequency rank
- 17899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unes | urnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de un. | Pluriel d’urne. |
Where the eye mixes unes and urnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. unes runs 4 letters (VCVC) against urnes's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unes and urnes
A purely visual mix-up. unes (\yn\) and urnes (\yʁn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unes is recorded at frequency rank #4,815, classified as anoun, pronounced \yn\. urnes is at rank #13,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced \yʁn\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17899, this pair ranks #380,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unes vs urnes
Shared letters: ensu. Private to "unes": -. Private to "urnes": r.
"unes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "urnes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unes" and "urnes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unes" vs "urnes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "unes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "urnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unes" and "urnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "urée vs urnes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #380,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.