sens horaire
\sɑ̃.s‿ɔ.ʁɛʁ\
The verdict
“sens horaire” 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) - Sens des aiguilles d’une montre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sens-horaire · sens horaire · French
sens horaire · 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 | sens horaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.s‿ɔ.ʁɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sens horaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.s‿ɔ.ʁɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sens des aiguilles d’une montre.".
sens horaire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sens horaire, spelled S-E-N-S- -H-O-R-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Sens des aiguilles d’une montre.
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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.