sage-homme

\sa.ʒɔm\

/\sa.ʒɔm\/ noun

The verdict

“sage-homme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Praticien qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.

Key facts for sage-homme
PropertyValue
Headwordsage-homme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.ʒɔm\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sage-homme” sits in French frequency

sage-homme falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sage-homme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.ʒɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Praticien qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sage-homme, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 sage-homme, spelled S-A-G-E---H-O-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Praticien qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.

Synonyms

accoucheurhomme sage-femmemaïeuticienparturologuesage-femme homme

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sage-homme"?
"sage-homme" is spelled S-A-G-E---H-O-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.ʒɔm\.
What does "sage-homme" mean?
As a noun, "sage-homme" means: Praticien qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.
How do you pronounce "sage-homme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sage-homme" is \sa.ʒɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sage-homme" come from?
"sage-homme" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “sage-homme”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-G-E---H-O-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sa.ʒɔm\ (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