havresac
^((h aspiré))\a.vʁə.sak\
The verdict
“havresac” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sac à dos dans lequel un fantassin enfermait les effets à son usage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-havresac · havresac · French
havresac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | havresac |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\a.vʁə.sak\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “havresac” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
havresac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.vʁə.sak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for havresac in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 havresac, spelled H-A-V-R-E-S-A-C.
Definition
- 1Sac à dos dans lequel un fantassin enfermait les effets à son usage.
- 2Sac à dos où les gens de métier, en courant le pays, mettent leurs provisions, leurs ustensiles, leurs outils.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how havresac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wentzel et Goubine revenaient des unités. Ils avaient encore leurs havresacs sur le dos, le visage rouge et animé.
Dès le lendemain,en sortant de la banque, il commençait à les ramasser; il avait ressorti pour l'occasion son havresac de la guerre, il en aurait vu de belles, celui-là.
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