sain

\sɛ̃\

/\sɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“sain” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,135
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est de bonne constitution, qui n’a pas de tares en son organisme. Qui n’est pas altéré, qui est en bon état.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sain · sain · French

sain · rank #6,135 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,135
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH rétablir

Nearest frequency peer: rétablir (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « sain »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « sain » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sain vs si
50% similar
sain vs sn
50% similar
sain vs son
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sain
PropertyValue
Headwordsain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,135
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sain »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).sainse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rétablir » (#6,134), « saurait » (#6,136), « réaliste » (#6,133). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sain » est au #6,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sain (IPA \sɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,135 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sain, with forms such as "asin", "sainn", and "sani". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "si", "sn", "son", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sain, spelled S-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est de bonne constitution, qui n’a pas de tares en son organisme. Qui n’est pas altéré, qui est en bon état.
  2. 2
    Se dit dans le même sens des fruits, des plantes et d’autres choses inanimées.
  3. 3
    Se dit dans le même sens des jugements, de l’esprit, de ses conceptions.
  4. 4
    Se dit aussi, en termes de morale et de littérature, des doctrines conformes à la vertu, à la raison, au bon goût.
  5. 5
    Qui est salubre, qui contribue à la santé.
  6. 6
    Qui ne présente pas de danger, pas d’écueils.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En vérité, je ne crois pas qu'il existât dans toute la vallée un individu sain. L'éléphantiasis, la tuberculose et la lymphangite avaient fait là d'incroyables ravages.
  2. Un corps bien sain.

Antonyms

malsain

This word in other languages

healthy(English)sano(Español)gesund(Deutsch)bom(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asin
  • sainn
  • sani
  • sian
  • ssain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sain - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asin2sainn1sani2sian2ssain1
Edit distance from "sain"

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 "sain"?
"sain" is spelled S-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃\.
What does "sain" mean?
As an adjective, "sain" means: Qui est de bonne constitution, qui n’a pas de tares en son organisme. Qui n’est pas altéré, qui est en bon état.
What words are commonly confused with "sain"?
"sain" is commonly confused with "si", "sn", "son". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sain" is \sɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sain" come from?
"sain" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sain", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nana#6,116chou#6,171coco#6,172hôte#6,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

mette5 variantsanneau5 variantssoif5 variantsneveu5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list