ne pas sentir la rose
\nə pa sɑ̃.tiʁ la ʁoz\
The verdict
“ne pas sentir la rose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Puer, sentir mauvais.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ne-pas-sentir-la-rose · ne pas sentir la rose · French
ne pas sentir la rose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | ne pas sentir la rose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \nə pa sɑ̃.tiʁ la ʁoz\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ne pas sentir la rose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \nə pa sɑ̃.tiʁ la ʁoz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Puer, sentir mauvais.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ne pas sentir la rose in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ne pas sentir la rose, spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -S-E-N-T-I-R- -L-A- -R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Puer, sentir mauvais.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ne pas sentir la rose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quand le métro est plein et qu’il fait chaud, ça ne sent pas la rose.
D'après Isabelle, les cabinets ne sentent pas la rose à Jersey.
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.