sans perdre un instant
\sɑ̃ pɛʁ.dʁ‿œ̃.n‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\
The verdict
“sans perdre un instant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sur-le-champ ; aussitôt ; tout de suite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-perdre-un-instant · sans perdre un instant · French
sans perdre un instant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 perdre un instant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ pɛʁ.dʁ‿œ̃.n‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sans perdre un instant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃ pɛʁ.dʁ‿œ̃.n‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sur-le-champ ; aussitôt ; tout de suite.".
sans perdre un instant has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sans perdre un instant, spelled S-A-N-S- -P-E-R-D-R-E- -U-N- -I-N-S-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Sur-le-champ ; aussitôt ; tout de suite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sans perdre un instant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On doit, sans perdre un instant, extirper la tumeur : opération qui exige la main d’un anatomiste, et qui. n’est pas sans danger pour celui qui la pratique, l’inoculation de l’ichor gangreneux pouvant causer la mort.
Venez donc et sans perdre un instant ! dit alors au milieu de l’obscurité une voix qui fit tressaillir le duc, car il la reconnut pour celle de Marguerite.
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.