sans exception
\sɑ̃ ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“sans exception” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans réserve.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-exception · sans exception · French
sans exception · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 exception |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans exception » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans exception is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃ ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sans réserve.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sans exception, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sans exception, spelled S-A-N-S- -E-X-C-E-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Sans réserve.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sans exception appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai vu tous ses films, sans exception.
This word in other languages
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