sans arrêt
\sɑ̃.z‿a.ʁɛ\
The verdict
“sans arrêt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En se répétant continuellement ; sans s’arrêter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-arret · sans arrêt · French
sans arrêt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sans arrêt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.z‿a.ʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans arrêt » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans arrêt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃.z‿a.ʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En se répétant continuellement ; sans s’arrêter.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sans arrêt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 sans arrêt, spelled S-A-N-S- -A-R-R-Ê-T.
Definition
- 1En se répétant continuellement ; sans s’arrêter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sans arrêt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En effet, à l’appel du gong, Habib se porta rapidement à la rencontre du Suédois et le bombarda sans arrêt de swings si vigoureux à la poitrine que l’autre s’écroula.
Une petite pluie mince et tenace dégoulinait sans arrêt depuis la veille […].
This word in other languages
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.