sain et sauf
\sɛ̃ e sof\
The verdict
“sain et sauf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est sorti indemne d’une situation périlleuse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sain-et-sauf · sain et sauf · French
sain et sauf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sain et sauf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɛ̃ e sof\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sain et sauf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɛ̃ e sof\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est sorti indemne d’une situation périlleuse.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for sain et sauf in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sain et sauf, spelled S-A-I-N- -E-T- -S-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1Qui est sorti indemne d’une situation périlleuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sain et sauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’homme de 87 ans porté disparu il y a deux jours à Rawdon, dans Lanaudière, a été retrouvé sain et sauf. Il a été repéré dans la région de Berthierville.
Le mamba vert « extrêmement venimeux », dont la fuite supposée de chez son propriétaire à Tilbourg dans le sud des Pays-Bas a tenu en haleine le pays pendant plusieurs jours, a finalement été retrouvé sain et sauf chez lui.
This word in other languages
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