sabre d’abattage
\sɑbʁ.da.ba.taʒ\
The verdict
“sabre d’abattage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte d'outil à longue lame utilisé pour couper les cannes à sucre ; machette.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sabre-d-abattage · sabre d’abattage · French
sabre d’abattage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | sabre d’abattage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑbʁ.da.ba.taʒ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sabre d’abattage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sabre d’abattage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑbʁ.da.ba.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte d'outil à longue lame utilisé pour couper les cannes à sucre ; machette.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sabre d’abattage in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sabre d’abattage, spelled S-A-B-R-E- -D-’-A-B-A-T-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte d'outil à longue lame utilisé pour couper les cannes à sucre ; machette.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sabre d’abattage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les champs sont pleins d'hommes et de femmes qui travaillent. Les hommes ont des sabres d’abattage, des faucilles, et les femmes vont avec leur houe.
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.