sans aucun doute
\sɑ̃.z‿o.kœ̃ dut\
The verdict
“sans aucun doute” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec certitude.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-aucun-doute · sans aucun doute · French
sans aucun doute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 aucun doute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.z‿o.kœ̃ dut\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sans aucun doute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃.z‿o.kœ̃ dut\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avec certitude.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sans aucun doute, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 sans aucun doute, spelled S-A-N-S- -A-U-C-U-N- -D-O-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Avec certitude.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sans aucun doute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est là, sans aucun doute, que près de cinquante navires anglais, danois et hollandais furent écrasés par les glaces en 1777.
Le plus ennuyeux pour les agriculteurs fut sans aucun doute le défaut d’essence et de ficelle pour les lieuses. On voyait ressortir les anciens matériels mis au rebut comme les javeleuses et les batteuses à tripot.
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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.