pur-sang
\pyʁ.sɑ̃\
The verdict
“pur-sang” 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) - Cheval de selle de race pure originaire du désert arabique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pur-sang · pur-sang · French
pur-sang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pur-sang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pyʁ.sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pur-sang » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pur-sang is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pyʁ.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pur-sang in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pur-sang, spelled P-U-R---S-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Cheval de selle de race pure originaire du désert arabique.
- 2Race anglaise de chevaux, obtenue par croisement avec cette race, synonyme de pur-sang anglais.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pur-sang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On ne présente plus le pur-sang arabe. Sa beauté, son charisme et toutes les légendes qui s’y rattachent en font un cheval à part. Sur le plan hippotechnique, c’est aussi le plus grand améliorateur de toutes les races, avec le pur-sang anglais… […].
Au XVIIIᵉ siècle, quelques étalons arabes ont été importés et croisés avec des juments anglaises. Les produits de ces croisements ont donné les pur-sangs anglais.
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.