sans fond

\sɑ̃ fɔ̃\

/\sɑ̃ fɔ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“sans fond” 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
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sans limite ; sans fin.

Key facts for sans fond
PropertyValue
Headwordsans fond
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɑ̃ fɔ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sans fond” sits in French frequency

sans fond 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 fond is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɑ̃ fɔ̃\. 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: "Sans limite ; sans fin.".

sans fond doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is sans fond, spelled S-A-N-S- -F-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sans limite ; sans fin.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sans fond"?
"sans fond" is spelled S-A-N-S- -F-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃ fɔ̃\.
What does "sans fond" mean?
As an adjective, "sans fond" means: Sans limite ; sans fin.
How do you pronounce "sans fond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sans fond" is \sɑ̃ fɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sans fond" come from?
"sans fond" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sans fond”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-N-S- -F-O-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɑ̃ fɔ̃\ (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