ne plus être dans son sens
\nə ply.z‿ɛtʁ dɑ̃ sɔ̃ sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“ne plus être dans son sens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne plus conserver toute sa lucidité d’esprit, avoir le jugement affaibli, en parlant d’un malade ou d’un vieillard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ne-plus-etre-dans-son-se · ne plus être dans son sens · French
ne plus être dans son sens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 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 plus être dans son sens |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \nə ply.z‿ɛtʁ dɑ̃ sɔ̃ sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ne plus être dans son sens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \nə ply.z‿ɛtʁ dɑ̃ sɔ̃ sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne plus conserver toute sa lucidité d’esprit, avoir le jugement affaibli, en parlant d’un malade ou d’un vieillard.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ne plus être dans son sens in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ne plus être dans son sens, spelled N-E- -P-L-U-S- -Ê-T-R-E- -D-A-N-S- -S-O-N- -S-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Ne plus conserver toute sa lucidité d’esprit, avoir le jugement affaibli, en parlant d’un malade ou d’un vieillard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ne plus être dans son sens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
—J'aime pas trop jaser, mais Madame n'est plus dans son sens.
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.