de sang froid
\də sɑ̃ fʁwa\
The verdict
“de sang froid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De dessein prémédité et sans être emporté par aucun mouvement de colère.
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Index FR-de-sang-froid · de sang froid · French
de sang froid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | de sang froid |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də sɑ̃ fʁwa\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de sang froid » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de sang froid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də sɑ̃ fʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De dessein prémédité et sans être emporté par aucun mouvement de colère.".
Zero misspellings are on record for de sang froid in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is de sang froid, spelled D-E- -S-A-N-G- -F-R-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1De dessein prémédité et sans être emporté par aucun mouvement de colère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de sang froid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je n’ai jamais permis qu’on chassât sur mes terres, et jamais, jamais je n’ai chassé, car cette idée que j’aurais pu, délibérément et de sang froid, arracher la vie à un être quelconque, me semblait impossible et monstrueuse.
Le flinguer comme ça, de sang froid, sans être tout à fait de l’assassinat, y aurait quand même comme un cousinage !
This word in other languages
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.