voie sans issue
\vwa sɑ̃.z‿i.sy\
The verdict
“voie sans issue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Impasse, voie, rue d’où l’on ne peut sortir que par là où l’on est arrivé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-voie-sans-issue · voie sans issue · French
voie sans issue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | voie sans issue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vwa sɑ̃.z‿i.sy\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « voie sans issue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
voie sans issue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vwa sɑ̃.z‿i.sy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for voie sans issue in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is voie sans issue, spelled V-O-I-E- -S-A-N-S- -I-S-S-U-E.
Definition
- 1Impasse, voie, rue d’où l’on ne peut sortir que par là où l’on est arrivé.
- 2Situation où l’on ne peut plus avancer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how voie sans issue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet axe de recherche est une voie sans issue.
Synonyms
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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.