sans mentir

adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En vérité, à dire vrai.

Key facts for sans mentir
PropertyValue
Headwordsans mentir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sans mentir” sits in French frequency

sans mentir 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 mentir is 11 letters long, classified as an adverb. 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: "En vérité, à dire vrai.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sans mentir, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 mentir, spelled S-A-N-S- -M-E-N-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    En vérité, à dire vrai.

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 mentir"?
"sans mentir" is spelled S-A-N-S- -M-E-N-T-I-R.
What does "sans mentir" mean?
As an adverb, "sans mentir" means: En vérité, à dire vrai.
What language does "sans mentir" come from?
"sans mentir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “sans mentir”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-N-S- -M-E-N-T-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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