Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the one

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.45 in modern English

Syllables: the one
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particularly special or compatible person or thing.

Colloquial

noun

A particularly special or compatible person or thing.

Colloquial

pron

The person or thing.

Example Sentences

"I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month."
"That car's the one — I'll buy it."
"I, I got a new life / You would hardly recognize me, I'm so glad / How could a person like me care for you / Why do I bother / When you're not the one for me / Oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh, is enough, enough"
"When you love a woman then tell her / That she's really wanted / When you love a woman then tell her that she's the one / 'Cause she needs somebody to tell her / That it's gonna last forever"
"Got a girl with California eyes / And I thought that she could really be the one this time / But I never got the chance to make her mine / Because she fell in love with little thin white lines"
"Jesus Christ is the One, the savior."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

the ones (plural)

Phrases

this one

Frequently Paired Words

this one

Questions

What does the one mean?: A particularly special or compatible person or thing.

How to pronounce the one

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “the one”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “the one”.
Repeat and practice — Say “the one” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.