ise

\ˈisːe\

/\ˈisːe\/ verb

The verdict

“ise” is uncommon French (frequency #54,661 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,661
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe isal/isañ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ise · ise · French

ise · rank #54,661 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,661
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH irrationnels

Nearest frequency peer: irrationnels (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ise »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ise » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ise
PropertyValue
Headwordise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈisːe\
Letters3
Frequency rank#54,661
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ise » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.isetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « irrationnels » (#54,660), « ITW » (#54,662), « inéligible » (#54,659). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ise » est au #54,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ise is uncommon French at frequency #54,661 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈisːe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe isal/isañ.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ise, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ise, spelled I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe isal/isañ.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ise"?
"ise" is spelled I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈisːe\.
What does "ise" mean?
As a verb, "ise" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe isal/isañ.
How do you pronounce "ise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ise" is \ˈisːe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ise" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list