sangría

\saŋ.ˈgɾi.a\

/\saŋ.ˈgɾi.a\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saignée, saignement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sangria · sangría · French

sangría · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for sangría
PropertyValue
Headwordsangría
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\saŋ.ˈgɾi.a\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sangría » en français

sangríasiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sangría is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \saŋ.ˈgɾi.a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sangría, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sangría, spelled S-A-N-G-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saignée, saignement.
  2. 2
    Saignée dans l’écorce d’un arbre pour en faire couler la sève.
  3. 3
    Sangria, boisson alcoolisée à base de vin rouge.
  4. 4
    Fosse ulnaire, fosse cubitale où se font les ponctions sanguines, les saignées.
  5. 5
    Alinéa, indentation.

Synonyms

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 "sangría"?
"sangría" is spelled S-A-N-G-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is \saŋ.ˈgɾi.a\.
What does "sangría" mean?
As a noun, "sangría" means: Saignée, saignement.
How do you pronounce "sangría"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sangría" is \saŋ.ˈgɾi.a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sangría" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list