état de santé

\e.ta d(ə) sɑ̃.te\

/\e.ta d(ə) sɑ̃.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“état de santé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Santé plus ou moins bonne d’une personne. Peut se dire au figuré de la condition d’une machine telle qu’un ordinateur.

Key facts for état de santé
PropertyValue
Headwordétat de santé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ta d(ə) sɑ̃.te\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “état de santé” sits in French frequency

état de santé 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

état de santé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ta d(ə) sɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Santé plus ou moins bonne d’une personne. Peut se dire au figuré de la condition d’une machine telle qu’un ordinateur.".

état de santé has no tracked misspelling variants, 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is état de santé, spelled É-T-A-T- -D-E- -S-A-N-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Santé plus ou moins bonne d’une personne. Peut se dire au figuré de la condition d’une machine telle qu’un ordinateur.

This word in other languages

medical condition(English)Gesundheitszustand(Deutsch)

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 "état de santé"?
"état de santé" is spelled É-T-A-T- -D-E- -S-A-N-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ta d(ə) sɑ̃.te\.
What does "état de santé" mean?
As a noun, "état de santé" means: Santé plus ou moins bonne d’une personne. Peut se dire au figuré de la condition d’une machine telle qu’un ordinateur.
How do you pronounce "état de santé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "état de santé" is \e.ta d(ə) sɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "état de santé" come from?
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Using “état de santé”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-T-A-T- -D-E- -S-A-N-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ta d(ə) sɑ̃.te\ (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