forcir

\fɔʁ.siʁ\

/\fɔʁ.siʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“forcir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devenir plus fort, plus gros, en parlant d’une personne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-forcir · forcir · French

forcir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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 forcir
PropertyValue
Headwordforcir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɔʁ.siʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « forcir » en français

forcirn'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

forcir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɔʁ.siʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for forcir in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 forcir, spelled F-O-R-C-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Devenir plus fort, plus gros, en parlant d’une personne.
  2. 2
    Engraisser, prendre de l’embonpoint.
  3. 3
    Devenir plus fort, en parlant du vent.
  4. 4
    Devenir plus fort, en parlant d'un bruit.
  5. 5
    Rendre (une plante) plus forte, plus grosse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La mère Lefrançois, en le voyant, fit de grandes exclamations, et elle le trouva « grandi et minci », tandis qu'Arthémise, au contraire, le trouva « forci et bruni ».
  2. — Mon garçon, c’est mon garçon ! Il nous fallut plusieurs minutes pour nous remettre et pour nous essuyer les yeux. — Bien sûr, dit-elle, que si je n’avais pas toujours pensé à toi je ne t’aurais pas reconnu ; es-tu changé, grandi, forci !

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 "forcir"?
"forcir" is spelled F-O-R-C-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.siʁ\.
What does "forcir" mean?
As a verb, "forcir" means: Devenir plus fort, plus gros, en parlant d’une personne.
How do you pronounce "forcir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forcir" is \fɔʁ.siʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forcir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list