lacérer

\la.se.ʁe\

/\la.se.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déchirer un écrit, un livre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lacerer · lacérer · French

lacérer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 lacérer
PropertyValue
Headwordlacérer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\la.se.ʁe\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lacérer » en français

lacérern'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

lacérer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \la.se.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for lacérer in our index, 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 nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lacérer, spelled L-A-C-É-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déchirer un écrit, un livre.
  2. 2
    Mettre en lambeaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce livre fut lacéré et brûlé par arrêt du Parlement.
  2. 14 octobre 1940 – Des affiches ont fleuri dans le métro qu’on lacère en passant avec un petit frisson patriotique : « Déclarons la guerre à l’Angleterre. » Non, mais ! Pour qui nous prend-on ?

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 "lacérer"?
"lacérer" is spelled L-A-C-É-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \la.se.ʁe\.
What does "lacérer" mean?
As a verb, "lacérer" means: Déchirer un écrit, un livre.
How do you pronounce "lacérer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lacérer" is \la.se.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lacérer" come from?
"lacérer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list