sacrum

\sa.kʁɔm\

/\sa.kʁɔm\/ noun

The verdict

“sacrum” is an uncommon French word, ranked #64,764 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,764
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Os impair, médian et symétrique, formé de la soudure des vertèbres sacrées (5 chez les humains), situé entre les 2 os coxaux pour former le bassin osseux, et de forme triangulaire à base craniale.

Key facts for sacrum
PropertyValue
Headwordsacrum
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.kʁɔm\
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sacrum” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sacrum lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sacrum is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sa.kʁɔm\. Corpus data places it at rank #64,764 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Os impair, médian et symétrique, formé de la soudure des vertèbres sacrées (5 chez les humains), situé entre les 2 os coxaux pour former le bassin osseux, et de forme triangulaire à base craniale.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sacrum, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sacrum, spelled S-A-C-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Os impair, médian et symétrique, formé de la soudure des vertèbres sacrées (5 chez les humains), situé entre les 2 os coxaux pour former le bassin osseux, et de forme triangulaire à base craniale.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sacrum"?
"sacrum" is spelled S-A-C-R-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.kʁɔm\.
What does "sacrum" mean?
As a noun, "sacrum" means: Os impair, médian et symétrique, formé de la soudure des vertèbres sacrées (5 chez les humains), situé entre les 2 os coxaux pour former le bassin osseux, et de forme triangulaire à base craniale.
How do you pronounce "sacrum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacrum" is \sa.kʁɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacrum" come from?
"sacrum" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sacrum”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-C-R-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sa.kʁɔm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list