sangfroid
/sɑŋˈfɹɑ/noun
sangfroid is spelled S-A-N-G-F-R-O-I-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sangfroid means “Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sangfroid is sangfroids.
How many letters and syllables are in sangfroid?
| Letters | 9: S-A-N-G-F-R-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sangfroid?
Sangfroid appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sangfroid?
- /sɑŋˈfɹɑ/
Sangfroid has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sangfroid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sangfroid
- sangfroids plural
- sang-froid
- sang froid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sangfroid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
He handled the stressful situation with great sangfroid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sangfroid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense composure, self-possession or imperturbability:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sang-froid |
| German | Gelassenheit, Seelenruhe, Kaltblütigkeit |
| Portuguese | sangue-frio |
| Spanish | sangre fría |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sangfroid come from?
Borrowed from French sang-froid, from sang (“blood”) + froid (“cold”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).