sous les radars

\su le ʁa.daʁ\

/\su le ʁa.daʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“sous les radars” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de sous le radar.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sous-les-radars · sous les radars · French

sous les radars · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for sous les radars
PropertyValue
Headwordsous les radars
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\su le ʁa.daʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sous les radars » en français

sous les radarsn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sous les radars is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \su le ʁa.daʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de sous le radar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sous les radars in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sous les radars, spelled S-O-U-S- -L-E-S- -R-A-D-A-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de sous le radar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sous les radars appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il y a ceux qui posent des fondations, ceux qui déménagent souvent, ceux qui les mettent sur roues ou sur pilotis. Ceux qui les déclarent à la mairie et ceux qui préfèrent passer sous les radars.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sous les radars"?
"sous les radars" is spelled S-O-U-S- -L-E-S- -R-A-D-A-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \su le ʁa.daʁ\.
What does "sous les radars" mean?
As an adverb, "sous les radars" means: Variante de sous le radar.
How do you pronounce "sous les radars"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sous les radars" is \su le ʁa.daʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sous les radars" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list