sans doute
\sɑ̃ dut\
The verdict
“sans 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selon toutes les apparences ; probablement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-doute · sans doute · French
sans doute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sans doute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ dut\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans doute » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans doute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃ dut\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for sans doute in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sans doute, spelled S-A-N-S- -D-O-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Selon toutes les apparences ; probablement.
- 2Assurément ; certes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sans doute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…], le chien s’était mis à rôder dans les environs, fouillant avidement les tas d’ordures, sans doute pour y déterrer un os ou quelque régal de ce genre.
Je me rendis avec les chefs militaires aux tentes de Si Saïd, où on nous servit une collation de dattes et de lait de chamelle, une vieille tradition nomade sans doute.
This word in other languages
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