spadassin
\spa.da.sɛ̃\
The verdict
“spadassin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bretteur, ferrailleur, duelliste utilisant l’épée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-spadassin · spadassin · French
spadassin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | spadassin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \spa.da.sɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
spadassin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \spa.da.sɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for spadassin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is spadassin, spelled S-P-A-D-A-S-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1Bretteur, ferrailleur, duelliste utilisant l’épée.
- 2Tueur à gages.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spadassin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne suis pas un spadassin, et n’étant mousquetaire que par intérim, je ne me bats que lorsque j’y suis forcé.
Entre don César De Bazan. Chapeau défoncé. Grande cape déguenillée qui ne laisse voir de sa toilette que des bas mal tirés et des souliers crevés. Épée de spadassin.
Synonyms
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.