sac à vin
\sa.k‿a vɛ̃\
The verdict
“sac à vin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ivrogne ; pochard
Corpus desk
Index FR-sac-a-vin · sac à vin · French
sac à vin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sac à vin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sa.k‿a vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sac à vin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sac à vin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.k‿a vɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ivrogne ; pochard".
No misspelling variants are generated for sac à vin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sac à vin, spelled S-A-C- -À- -V-I-N.
Definition
- 1Ivrogne ; pochard
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sac à vin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— C’est vrai, répliqua l’acteur ainsi interpellé en dépliant ses longs membres articulés comme des pattes de faucheux, tout le monde n’a pas l’avantage d’être un Polyphème, un Cacus, une montagne de chair et d’os comme toi, ni un sac à vin, un tonneau à deux pieds comme Blazius.
Dès qu’un homme vidait les cruchons Qu’un sac à vin faisait carousse Ils venaient en bande à ses trousses Compter les bouchons.
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.