sacrer une volée

\sa.kre.ʁ‿yn vɔ.le\

/\sa.kre.ʁ‿yn vɔ.le\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner une gifle, battre, passer à tabac.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sacrer-une-volee · sacrer une volée · French

sacrer une volée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 une volée
PropertyValue
Headwordsacrer une volée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sa.kre.ʁ‿yn vɔ.le\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sacrer une volée » en français

sacrer une voléen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sacrer une volée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sa.kre.ʁ‿yn vɔ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sacrer une volée in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sacrer une volée, spelled S-A-C-R-E-R- -U-N-E- -V-O-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Donner une gifle, battre, passer à tabac.
  2. 2
    Gagner de manière très nette, écraser, dans un jeu, un sport.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il lui a sacré toute une volée.
  2. Viens, on va leur sacrer une volée !

Synonyms

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 une volée"?
"sacrer une volée" is spelled S-A-C-R-E-R- -U-N-E- -V-O-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.kre.ʁ‿yn vɔ.le\.
What does "sacrer une volée" mean?
As a verb, "sacrer une volée" means: Donner une gifle, battre, passer à tabac.
How do you pronounce "sacrer une volée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacrer une volée" is \sa.kre.ʁ‿yn vɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list