sapeurs-pompiers
\sa.pœʁ.pɔ̃.pje\
The verdict
“sapeurs-pompiers” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de sapeur-pompier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sapeurs-pompiers · sapeurs-pompiers · French
sapeurs-pompiers · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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 | sapeurs-pompiers |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sa.pœʁ.pɔ̃.pje\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sapeurs-pompiers is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.pœʁ.pɔ̃.pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de sapeur-pompier.".
sapeurs-pompiers has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sapeurs-pompiers, spelled S-A-P-E-U-R-S---P-O-M-P-I-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de sapeur-pompier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sapeurs-pompiers appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les sapeurs-pompiers sont intervenus hier vers 13 heures pour un accident de la circulation à hauteur du lieu-dit le Petit Pallet, entre Saint-Porchaire et Saintes, sur la RD 137, impliquant deux voitures et un camping-car.
Nous avons attendu en écoutant l orchestre des sapeurs pompiers
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.