sacrer le camp

\sa.kʁe l(ə) kɑ̃\

/\sa.kʁe l(ə) kɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“sacrer le camp” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sacrer son camp, foutre le camp.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sacrer-le-camp · sacrer le camp · French

sacrer le camp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for sacrer le camp
PropertyValue
Headwordsacrer le camp
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sa.kʁe l(ə) kɑ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sacrer le camp » en français

sacrer le campreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sacrer le camp is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sa.kʁe l(ə) kɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

sacrer le camp doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sacrer le camp, spelled S-A-C-R-E-R- -L-E- -C-A-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sacrer son camp, foutre le camp.
  2. 2
    Tomber.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sacrer le camp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ça fait trois ans que j'essaie de convaincre ma blonde de sacrer le camp du Québec.
  2. Le fermier Jean est tout découragé, sa femme a sacré le camp le mois passé.

Synonyms

foutre le camppaqueter ses petitsprendre ses cliques pis ses claquessacrer son campsaprer le campse barrers'en aller

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sacrer le camp"?
"sacrer le camp" is spelled S-A-C-R-E-R- -L-E- -C-A-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.kʁe l(ə) kɑ̃\.
What does "sacrer le camp" mean?
As a verb, "sacrer le camp" means: Sacrer son camp, foutre le camp.
How do you pronounce "sacrer le camp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacrer le camp" is \sa.kʁe l(ə) kɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacrer le camp" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list