s’avouer vaincu

\s‿a.vue vɛ̃.ky\

/\s‿a.vue vɛ̃.ky\/ verb

The verdict

“s’avouer vaincu” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abdiquer.

Key facts for s’avouer vaincu
PropertyValue
Headwords’avouer vaincu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\s‿a.vue vɛ̃.ky\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “s’avouer vaincu” sits in French frequency

s’avouer vaincu 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for s’avouer vaincu is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \s‿a.vue vɛ̃.ky\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abdiquer.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for s’avouer vaincu, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is s’avouer vaincu, spelled S-’-A-V-O-U-E-R- -V-A-I-N-C-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abdiquer.

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 "s’avouer vaincu"?
"s’avouer vaincu" is spelled S-’-A-V-O-U-E-R- -V-A-I-N-C-U. The IPA pronunciation is \s‿a.vue vɛ̃.ky\.
What does "s’avouer vaincu" mean?
As a verb, "s’avouer vaincu" means: Abdiquer.
How do you pronounce "s’avouer vaincu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "s’avouer vaincu" is \s‿a.vue vɛ̃.ky\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "s’avouer vaincu" come from?
"s’avouer vaincu" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “s’avouer vaincu”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-’-A-V-O-U-E-R- -V-A-I-N-C-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \s‿a.vue vɛ̃.ky\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list