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 September 3, 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...
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Index FR-faucon-sacre · faucon sacre · French
faucon sacre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faucon sacre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fo.kɔ̃ sakʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faucon sacre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le faucon sacre est l'un des deux oiseaux de proie de la fauconnerie de la base militaire de Bagotville.
Le faucon sacre est un grand faucon dont l’aire de répartition s’étend de l’Asie centrale au nord de l’Inde, à l’Europe orientale et à l’Italie, à la Tunisie, à l’Arabie et jusqu’à l’Éthiopie.
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.