anglo-saxon
\ɑ̃.ɡlɔ.sak.sɔ̃\
The verdict
“anglo-saxon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Angles et aux Saxons qui peuplèrent les îles Britanniques.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anglo-saxon · anglo-saxon · French
anglo-saxon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anglo-saxon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ɡlɔ.sak.sɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anglo-saxon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.ɡlɔ.sak.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for anglo-saxon in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is anglo-saxon, spelled A-N-G-L-O---S-A-X-O-N.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux Angles et aux Saxons qui peuplèrent les îles Britanniques.
- 2Qui a rapport avec le Royaume-Uni, les États-Unis et autres pays occidentaux de langue anglaise.
- 3Qui est relatif à la langue anglaise et à ses formes dialectales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anglo-saxon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’Église est désormais la seule institution globale (incluant également les îles Britanniques, dont les monarchies anglo-saxonnes sont elles-mêmes fort affaiblies en raison des conquêtes scandinaves).
Auteur de nombreuses pièces et d’adaptations de pièces anglo-saxonnes, metteur en scène, producteur, directeur de théâtres, le Clodoaldien Pierre Laville a dédié sa vie au théâtre et à son histoire, dont il est un connaisseur passionné.
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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.