sans-dents

\sɑ̃ dɑ̃\

/\sɑ̃ dɑ̃\/ noun

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.

Key facts for sans-dents
PropertyValue
Headwordsans-dents
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃ dɑ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sans-dents » en français

sans-dentssiège 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-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

  1. 1
    Personne de condition modeste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sans-dents"?
"sans-dents" is spelled S-A-N-S---D-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃ dɑ̃\.
What does "sans-dents" mean?
As a noun, "sans-dents" means: Personne de condition modeste.
How do you pronounce "sans-dents"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sans-dents" is \sɑ̃ dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sans-dents" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list