sans-fil
\sɑ̃.fil\
The verdict
“sans-fil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Télégramme de T.S.F..
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-fil · sans-fil · French
sans-fil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sans-fil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.fil\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans-fil » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans-fil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.fil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sans-fil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sans-fil, spelled S-A-N-S---F-I-L.
Definition
- 1Télégramme de T.S.F..
- 2Téléphone que l’on peut transporter avec soi sur une courte distance, qui permet d’établir des communications en transmettant des signaux à une base fixe qui est connectée au réseau téléphonique, sans avoir recours à des câbles, en utilisant des ondes radioélectriques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sans-fil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ne serait-il pas possible qu’on envoyât de Nikolaïa un message par sans-fil à l’opérateur du Northern Star ?
[…] ; les météorologistes furent prévenus par sans-fil que nous allions attendre des conditions plus favorables sous le vent de Beerenberg.
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.