faucon sacre
\fo.kɔ̃ sakʁ\
The verdict
“faucon sacre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Espèce d'oiseau de proies rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des falconidés, un grand faucon de l'Ancien Monde aux parties supérieures brunes, la tête et les parties ventrales brun pâle, tr...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faucon sacre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fo.kɔ̃ sakʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “faucon sacre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
faucon sacre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fo.kɔ̃ sakʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d'oiseau de proies rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des falconidés, un grand faucon de l'Ancien Monde aux parties supérieures brunes, la tête et les parties ventrales brun pâle, tr...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for faucon sacre in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 faucon sacre, spelled F-A-U-C-O-N- -S-A-C-R-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce d'oiseau de proies rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des falconidés, un grand faucon de l'Ancien Monde aux parties supérieures brunes, la tête et les parties ventrales brun pâle, traditionnellement utilisé en fauconnerie, dans les pays arabes.
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Using “faucon sacre”
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- The one correct French spelling is F-A-U-C-O-N- -S-A-C-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fo.kɔ̃ sakʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.