sanctionner

/\sɑ̃k.sjɔ.ne\/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,032

in French word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

sanctionner is aFrenchverb. It means: Approuver, confirmer, donner la sanction. Pronounced \sɑ̃k.sjɔ.ne\. Often confused with sanctionnés and sanctionné.

Key facts for sanctionner
PropertyValue
Headwordsanctionner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɑ̃k.sjɔ.ne\
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,032
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sanctionner in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sanctionner is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɑ̃k.sjɔ.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #15,032 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for sanctionner, with forms such as "asnctionner", "sacntionner", and "sancctionner". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "sanctionnés", "sanctionné", "sanctionnée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is sanctionner, spelled S-A-N-C-T-I-O-N-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Approuver, confirmer, donner la sanction.
  2. 2
    Réprimer une infraction, un crime, une faute ; les punir par une sanction, une pénalité.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asnctionner,sacntionner,sancctionner,sancitonner,sanctinoner,sanctionenr,sanctioner,sanctionnerr,sanctionnre,sanctoinner,sancttionner,sannctionner,santcionner,snactionner,ssanctionner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sanctionner

Misspelling Variants of "sanctionner"

asnctionner11sacntionner11sancctionner12sancitonner11sanctinoner11sanctionenr11sanctioner10sanctionnerr12
Misspelling Variants of "sanctionner"

Frequency rank: #15,032 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sanctionner"?
"sanctionner" is spelled S-A-N-C-T-I-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃k.sjɔ.ne\.
What does "sanctionner" mean?
As a verb, "sanctionner" means: Approuver, confirmer, donner la sanction.
What words are commonly confused with "sanctionner"?
"sanctionner" is commonly confused with "sanctionnés", "sanctionné", "sanctionnée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sanctionner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sanctionner" is \sɑ̃k.sjɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sanctionner" come from?
"sanctionner" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.