sans repos ni trêve
\sɑ̃ ʁə.po ni tʁɛv\
The verdict
“sans repos ni trêve” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans cesse
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-repos-ni-treve · sans repos ni trêve · French
sans repos ni trêve · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 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 repos ni trêve |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ ʁə.po ni tʁɛv\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans repos ni trêve » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans repos ni trêve is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃ ʁə.po ni tʁɛv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sans cesse".
No misspelling variants are generated for sans repos ni trêve in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 repos ni trêve, spelled S-A-N-S- -R-E-P-O-S- -N-I- -T-R-Ê-V-E.
Definition
- 1Sans cesse
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sans repos ni trêve appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Regardez passer sur les routes, m’ont dit les ennemis de la maison Michelin, ces omnibus énormes qui, sans repos ni trêve, s’en vont jusqu’au fond du département arracher les agriculteurs à leurs travaux paisibles.
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.