sabler
\sa.ble\
The verdict
“sabler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couvrir de sable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sabler · sabler · French
sabler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sabler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sa.ble\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sabler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sabler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sa.ble\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
sabler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sabler, spelled S-A-B-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Couvrir de sable.
- 2Couvrir de sable.
- 3Projeter du sable, avec une sableuse, sur un objet en vue de le décaper.
- 4Projeter du sable, avec une sableuse, sur un objet en vue de le décaper.
- 5Verser, couler d’un seul coup la fonte dans un moule de sable.
- 6Boire d’un seul trait.
- 7Fêter par des libations un événement, une distinction.
- 8Plus spécialement : « sabler le champagne » : boire du champagne.
- 9Poncer, polir, avec du papier sablé, papier de verre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sabler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les abords désobstrués et sablés étaient soignés par l’homme chargé d’entretenir les allées du parc.
L'opération de sabler les rails a donc augmenté l'usure et la déformation des rails
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.