sans égal
\sɑ̃.z‿e.ɡal\
The verdict
“sans égal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excellent et unique, incomparable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-egal · sans égal · French
sans égal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 égal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.z‿e.ɡal\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans égal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans égal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɑ̃.z‿e.ɡal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Excellent et unique, incomparable.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sans égal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sans égal, spelled S-A-N-S- -É-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1Excellent et unique, incomparable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sans égal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne parle, monsieur, que de sa supériorité aux armes ; d’après la réputation qu’on lui a faite, il a un talent sans égal.
Deux noirs limiers de la race de saint Hubert, fameux par leur courage et leur vitesse sans égale, le serrent de près, et sont sur le point de l’atteindre.
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.