anguille de sable
\ɑ̃.ɡij də sabl\
The verdict
“anguille de sable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de lançon (poisson).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anguille de sable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ɡij də sabl\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anguille de sable” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anguille de sable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ɡij də sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de lançon (poisson).".
anguille de sable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 anguille de sable, spelled A-N-G-U-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de lançon (poisson).
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 “anguille de sable”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-N-G-U-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -S-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.ɡij də sabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.