sans l’ombre d’un doute
\sɑ̃ l‿ɔ̃.bʁə d‿œ̃ dut\
The verdict
“sans l’ombre d’un doute” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indubitablement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-l-ombre-d-un-doute · sans l’ombre d’un doute · French
sans l’ombre d’un doute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 l’ombre d’un doute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ l‿ɔ̃.bʁə d‿œ̃ dut\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans l’ombre d’un doute » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans l’ombre d’un doute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃ l‿ɔ̃.bʁə d‿œ̃ dut\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indubitablement.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sans l’ombre d’un doute, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sans l’ombre d’un doute, spelled S-A-N-S- -L-’-O-M-B-R-E- -D-’-U-N- -D-O-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Indubitablement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sans l’ombre d’un doute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est sans l’ombre d’un doute un assassin qui a commis cet assassinat.
– « David ! s’écria Joseph en s’arrêtant. Crois-tu vraiment ce que tu dis là ? » David s’arrêta aussi et posa sur Joseph le regard de ses yeux calmes. « Sans l’ombre d’un doute. » Ils reprirent leur chemin.
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.