sans foi ni loi

\sɑ̃ fwa ni lwa\

/\sɑ̃ fwa ni lwa\/ adj

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The verdict

“sans foi ni loi” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui n’est guidé par aucune morale ; qui a des activités et revenus inavouables.

Key facts for sans foi ni loi
PropertyValue
Headwordsans foi ni loi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɑ̃ fwa ni lwa\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sans foi ni loi” sits in French frequency

sans foi ni loi falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sans foi ni loi is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɑ̃ fwa ni lwa\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui n’est guidé par aucune morale ; qui a des activités et revenus inavouables.".

sans foi ni loi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists 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 foi ni loi, spelled S-A-N-S- -F-O-I- -N-I- -L-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est guidé par aucune morale ; qui a des activités et revenus inavouables.

Synonyms

sans aveu

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sans foi ni loi"?
"sans foi ni loi" is spelled S-A-N-S- -F-O-I- -N-I- -L-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃ fwa ni lwa\.
What does "sans foi ni loi" mean?
As an adjective, "sans foi ni loi" means: Qui n’est guidé par aucune morale ; qui a des activités et revenus inavouables.
How do you pronounce "sans foi ni loi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sans foi ni loi" is \sɑ̃ fwa ni lwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sans foi ni loi" come from?
"sans foi ni loi" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sans foi ni loi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-N-S- -F-O-I- -N-I- -L-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɑ̃ fwa ni lwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list