à sang froid

\a sɑ̃ fʁwa\

/\a sɑ̃ fʁwa\/ adj

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The verdict

“à sang froid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dont la température interne est proche de celle de l’environnement. Note d’usage : Les zoologistes n’utilisent plus ce terme.

Key facts for à sang froid
PropertyValue
Headwordà sang froid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a sɑ̃ fʁwa\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à sang froid” sits in French frequency

à sang froid falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à sang froid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a sɑ̃ fʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dont la température interne est proche de celle de l’environnement. Note d’usage : Les zoologistes n’utilisent plus ce terme.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à sang froid, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is à sang froid, spelled À- -S-A-N-G- -F-R-O-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dont la température interne est proche de celle de l’environnement. Note d’usage : Les zoologistes n’utilisent plus ce terme.

Synonyms

poïkilotherme

Antonyms

à sang chaudhoméotherme

This word in other languages

cold-blooded(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à sang froid"?
"à sang froid" is spelled À- -S-A-N-G- -F-R-O-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \a sɑ̃ fʁwa\.
What does "à sang froid" mean?
As an adjective, "à sang froid" means: Dont la température interne est proche de celle de l’environnement. Note d’usage : Les zoologistes n’utilisent plus ce terme.
How do you pronounce "à sang froid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à sang froid" is \a sɑ̃ fʁwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à sang froid" come from?
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Using “à sang froid”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -S-A-N-G- -F-R-O-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a sɑ̃ fʁwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list