im Keller sein

\ɪm ˈkɛlɐ zaɪ̯n\

/\ɪm ˈkɛlɐ zaɪ̯n\/ verb

The verdict

“im Keller sein” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être très faible, très mal, très peu.

Key facts for im Keller sein
PropertyValue
Headwordim Keller sein
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɪm ˈkɛlɐ zaɪ̯n\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “im Keller sein” sits in French frequency

im Keller sein falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for im Keller sein is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɪm ˈkɛlɐ zaɪ̯n\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Être très faible, très mal, très peu.".

No misspelling variants are generated for im Keller sein in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is im Keller sein, spelled I-M- -K-E-L-L-E-R- -S-E-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être très faible, très mal, très peu.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "im Keller sein"?
"im Keller sein" is spelled I-M- -K-E-L-L-E-R- -S-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪm ˈkɛlɐ zaɪ̯n\.
What does "im Keller sein" mean?
As a verb, "im Keller sein" means: Être très faible, très mal, très peu.
How do you pronounce "im Keller sein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "im Keller sein" is \ɪm ˈkɛlɐ zaɪ̯n\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "im Keller sein" come from?
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Using “im Keller sein”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-M- -K-E-L-L-E-R- -S-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɪm ˈkɛlɐ zaɪ̯n\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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