semaine sainte
\sə.mɛn sɛ̃t\
The verdict
“semaine sainte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Semaine commençant le dimanche des Rameaux et se terminant le Samedi Saint, la veille de Pâques, chez les chrétiens.
Corpus desk
Index FR-semaine-sainte · semaine sainte · French
semaine sainte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | semaine sainte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sə.mɛn sɛ̃t\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “semaine sainte” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
semaine sainte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sə.mɛn sɛ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Semaine commençant le dimanche des Rameaux et se terminant le Samedi Saint, la veille de Pâques, chez les chrétiens.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for semaine sainte, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is semaine sainte, spelled S-E-M-A-I-N-E- -S-A-I-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Semaine commençant le dimanche des Rameaux et se terminant le Samedi Saint, la veille de Pâques, chez les chrétiens.
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