sans

/[ˈsans]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,819

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sans is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de san. Pronounced [ˈsans]. Often confused with sus and son.

Key facts for sans
PropertyValue
Headwordsans
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsans]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,819
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sans in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sans is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsans]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,819 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de san.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for sans, with forms such as "asns", "sanns", and "sanss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sus", "son", "sin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sans, spelled S-A-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de san.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asns,sanns,sanss,sasn,snas,ssans

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sans

Misspelling Variants of "sans"

asns4sanns5sanss5sasn4snas4ssans5
Misspelling Variants of "sans"

Frequency rank: #20,819 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sans"?
"sans" is spelled S-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsans].
What does "sans" mean?
As a noun, "sans" means: Forma del plural de san.
What words are commonly confused with "sans"?
"sans" is commonly confused with "sus", "son", "sin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sans" is [ˈsans]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sans" come from?
"sans" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.