sans plomb

\sɑ̃ plɔ̃\

/\sɑ̃ plɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“sans plomb” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abréviation du terme « essence sans plomb ».

Corpus desk

Index FR-sans-plomb · sans plomb · French

sans plomb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for sans plomb
PropertyValue
Headwordsans plomb
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃ plɔ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sans plomb » en français

sans plombreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sans plomb is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃ plɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abréviation du terme « essence sans plomb ».".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sans plomb in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sans plomb, spelled S-A-N-S- -P-L-O-M-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abréviation du terme « essence sans plomb ».

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sans plomb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je roule au sans plomb.

Synonyms

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 plomb"?
"sans plomb" is spelled S-A-N-S- -P-L-O-M-B. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃ plɔ̃\.
What does "sans plomb" mean?
As a noun, "sans plomb" means: Abréviation du terme « essence sans plomb ».
How do you pronounce "sans plomb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sans plomb" is \sɑ̃ plɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sans plomb" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list