sanity

\ˈsæn.ɪ.ti\

/\ˈsæn.ɪ.ti\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-sanity · sanity · French

sanity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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 sanity
PropertyValue
Headwordsanity
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈsæn.ɪ.ti\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sanity » en français

sanityreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sanity is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈsæn.ɪ.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Santé mentale.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sanity in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 sanity, spelled S-A-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Santé mentale.

Antonyms

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 "sanity"?
"sanity" is spelled S-A-N-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈsæn.ɪ.ti\.
What does "sanity" mean?
As a noun, "sanity" means: Santé mentale.
How do you pronounce "sanity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sanity" is \ˈsæn.ɪ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sanity" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list