sauf-conduit
\sof.kɔ̃.dɥi\
The verdict
“sauf-conduit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Document qui atteste la permission au porteur de se déplacer sur le territoire de l’ennemi, en temps de guerre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sauf-conduit · sauf-conduit · French
sauf-conduit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | sauf-conduit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sof.kɔ̃.dɥi\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sauf-conduit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sof.kɔ̃.dɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
sauf-conduit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sauf-conduit, spelled S-A-U-F---C-O-N-D-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1Document qui atteste la permission au porteur de se déplacer sur le territoire de l’ennemi, en temps de guerre.
- 2Chose qui permet de se déplacer ou d’agir, ce qui serait impossible sans.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sauf-conduit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Que ma fille Rébecca se rende à York, répondit Isaac, avec votre sauf-conduit, noble chevalier, […].
Le capitaine Mondelli part pour Bordeaux afin d’y chercher des ordres. Les Allemands ne lui donnant pas de sauf-conduit, l’intrépide officier est contraint de se déguiser […].
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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.