sans second
\sɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃\
The verdict
“sans second” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont il n’existe pas d’autre exemple.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sans-second · sans second · French
sans second · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 second |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sans second » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sans second is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sans second appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— C’est abominable, criait Brunetière. C’est un scandale sans second, et fort bien capable d’entamer le fond solide de notre périodique.
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.