sans scrupules
\sɑ̃ skʁy.pyl\
The verdict
“sans scrupules” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dénué de toute préoccupation morale ou altruiste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-scrupules · sans scrupules · French
sans scrupules · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 scrupules |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ skʁy.pyl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sans scrupules is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɑ̃ skʁy.pyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dénué de toute préoccupation morale ou altruiste.".
sans scrupules has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 scrupules, spelled S-A-N-S- -S-C-R-U-P-U-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Dénué de toute préoccupation morale ou altruiste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sans scrupules appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Estrosi : après les patrons voyous, v’la les patrons sans scrupules
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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.