sac

\sak\

/\sak\/ noun

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The verdict

“sac” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,345 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,345
frequency rank, French
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Contenant muni d’une ouverture éventuellement refermable et fait d’un matériau souple (plastique, cuir, étoffe…) qui sert à mettre toutes sortes de choses.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sac vs se
33% similar
sac vs si
33% similar
sac vs st
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sac
PropertyValue
Headwordsac
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sak\
Letters3
Frequency rank#1,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sac” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sac lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sac is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sak\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,345 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for sac in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "se", "si", "st", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sac, spelled S-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contenant muni d’une ouverture éventuellement refermable et fait d’un matériau souple (plastique, cuir, étoffe…) qui sert à mettre toutes sortes de choses.
  2. 2
    Contenant pour toutes sortes de marchandises.
  3. 3
    Contenu de ce contenant.
  4. 4
    un sac de lait, sac de plastique contenant trois sachets scellés de lait (poches) pour un contenu total de quatre litres.
  5. 5
    Un sac à main ou à dos.
  6. 6
    Pillage et massacre des habitants d’une ville.
  7. 7
    Somme de mille anciens francs français (soit dix nouveaux francs français).
  8. 8
    Type abstrait de données non ordonnées.
  9. 9
    Habit de pénitence, d’affliction, d’humiliation, robe dont se couvraient les pénitents dans leurs cérémonies, dans leurs processions.
  10. 10
    Règle de jeu qui interdit la déviation de la balle jouée par les demis (milieux) adverses avec ses propres demis.
  11. 11
    Personne grosse, voire obèse.
  12. 12
    Un sac du quart au football canadien (ou américain) est l’action d’un joueur défensif qui rabat le quart-arrière au sol lorsque ce dernier est en possession du ballon.
  13. 13
    Réservoir d'air des instruments du type de la musette ou de la cornemuse.

Synonyms

baluchonbesacecartablehavresacmusettesac à malicessac de procèssachesacochekeus

This word in other languages

bag(English)saco(Español)Tasche(Deutsch)saco(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sac"?
"sac" is spelled S-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is \sak\.
What does "sac" mean?
As a noun, "sac" means: Contenant muni d’une ouverture éventuellement refermable et fait d’un matériau souple (plastique, cuir, étoffe…) qui sert à mettre toutes sortes de choses.
What words are commonly confused with "sac"?
"sac" is commonly confused with "se", "si", "st". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sac" is \sak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sac" come from?
"sac" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “sac”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sak\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “se” - see the side-by-side comparison. sac vs se
  • 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