sans encombre
\sɑ̃.z‿ɑ̃.kɔ̃bʁ\
The verdict
“sans encombre” 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 May 6, 2026) - Sans embarras ; sans obstacle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sans encombre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.z‿ɑ̃.kɔ̃bʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sans encombre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sans encombre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃.z‿ɑ̃.kɔ̃bʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sans embarras ; sans obstacle.".
sans encombre has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sans encombre, spelled S-A-N-S- -E-N-C-O-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Sans embarras ; sans obstacle.
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.
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Using “sans encombre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-A-N-S- -E-N-C-O-M-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.