sacquer
\sa.ke\
The verdict
“sacquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de saquer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sacquer · sacquer · French
sacquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | sacquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sa.ke\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sacquer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sacquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sa.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de saquer.".
sacquer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 sacquer, spelled S-A-C-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de saquer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sacquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
6 août 1940 – Je suis la princesse à marier qui voit sacquer par le Roi et la Reine tous ses prétendants sous prétexte qu’ils n’ont pas satisfait à une série d’épreuves aussi absurdes qu’insurmontables.
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.