sacredieu
\sakʁ.djø\
The verdict
“sacredieu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Juron blasphématoire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sacredieu · sacredieu · French
sacredieu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | sacredieu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \sakʁ.djø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sacredieu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sacredieu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \sakʁ.djø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juron blasphématoire.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sacredieu in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented 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 sacredieu, spelled S-A-C-R-E-D-I-E-U.
Definition
- 1Juron blasphématoire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sacredieu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— On ne t’a donc jamais parlé de Dieu ?... s’écria la baronne. L’enfant ouvrit de grands yeux. — Ah ! maman et papa disaient souvent : S.... n.. de Dieu ! Tonnerre de Dieu ! Sacre-Dieu !... dit-elle avec une délicieuse naïveté.
L’aubergiste fit l’étonné et jura son grand sacredieu, serment aussi solennel pour lui que le Styx pour les Olympiens, qu’il ignorait qui avait mis là cette boîte, bien qu’il se doutât de sa provenance.
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.