sans-dents
\sɑ̃ dɑ̃\
The verdict
“sans-dents” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Personne de condition modeste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-dents · sans-dents · French
sans-dents · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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-dents |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ dɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans-dents » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans-dents is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃ dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne de condition modeste.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sans-dents in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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-dents, spelled S-A-N-S---D-E-N-T-S.
Definition
- 1Personne de condition modeste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sans-dents appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans son ouvrage, Valérie Trierweiler raconte qu' « en réalité, le président n'aime pas les pauvres » et qu'il parle de « sans-dents » pour les qualifier.
Valérie Trierweiler publie un livre de vengeance dans lequel elle accuse le président de la République française, François Hollande, de ne pas aimer les pauvres. « Des sans-dents », dirait-il.
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.