sans second
\sɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃\
The verdict
“sans second” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - 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) - Dont il n’existe pas d’autre exemple.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sans second |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sans second” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for sans second is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃\. 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: "Dont il n’existe pas d’autre exemple.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for sans second in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is sans second, spelled S-A-N-S- -S-E-C-O-N-D.
Definition
- 1Dont il n’existe pas d’autre exemple.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “sans second”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-A-N-S- -S-E-C-O-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.