sans conteste

\sɑ̃ kɔ̃.tɛst\

/\sɑ̃ kɔ̃.tɛst\/ adv

The verdict

“sans conteste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-sans-conteste · sans conteste · French

sans conteste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 sans conteste
PropertyValue
Headwordsans conteste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\sɑ̃ kɔ̃.tɛst\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sans conteste » en français

sans contestesiège 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

sans conteste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃ kɔ̃.tɛst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sans contestation.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sans conteste in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sans conteste, spelled S-A-N-S- -C-O-N-T-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sans contestation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sans conteste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il était sans conteste du côté des plus forts, mais il avait souvent un sens démagogique assez poussé et il savait faire la part des choses.
  2. Ce pays était si vaste et riche, et si peu peuplé, qu’il appartiendrait sans conteste à ceux qui sauraient le soumettre.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sans conteste"?
"sans conteste" is spelled S-A-N-S- -C-O-N-T-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃ kɔ̃.tɛst\.
What does "sans conteste" mean?
As an adverb, "sans conteste" means: Sans contestation.
How do you pronounce "sans conteste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sans conteste" is \sɑ̃ kɔ̃.tɛst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sans conteste" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list