sans gêne
"sans-gene" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sans gêne” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lack of constraint; brazenness; unreservedness (unabashed behavior, disregard for societal constraints)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sans gêne |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sans gêne” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sans gêne is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lack of constraint; brazenness; unreservedness (unabashed behavior, disregard for societal constraints)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sans gêne, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French sans gêne. The correct English form is sans gêne, spelled S-A-N-S- -G-Ê-N-E.
Definition
- 1Lack of constraint; brazenness; unreservedness (unabashed behavior, disregard for societal constraints)
Etymology
Borrowed from French sans gêne.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sans gêne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-A-N-S- -G-Ê-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.