regarder l’herbe pousser

\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de l‿ɛʁb pu.se\

/\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de l‿ɛʁb pu.se\/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit d’une personne ne faisant rien de particulier, prenant son temps.

Key facts for regarder l’herbe pousser
PropertyValue
Headwordregarder l’herbe pousser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de l‿ɛʁb pu.se\
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “regarder l’herbe pousser” sits in French frequency

regarder l’herbe pousser 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.

Rare enough to double-check

regarder l’herbe pousser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de l‿ɛʁb pu.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit d’une personne ne faisant rien de particulier, prenant son temps.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for regarder l’herbe pousser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 regarder l’herbe pousser, spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-E-R- -L-’-H-E-R-B-E- -P-O-U-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit d’une personne ne faisant rien de particulier, prenant son temps.

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 "regarder l’herbe pousser"?
"regarder l’herbe pousser" is spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-E-R- -L-’-H-E-R-B-E- -P-O-U-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de l‿ɛʁb pu.se\.
What does "regarder l’herbe pousser" mean?
As a verb, "regarder l’herbe pousser" means: Se dit d’une personne ne faisant rien de particulier, prenant son temps.
How do you pronounce "regarder l’herbe pousser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regarder l’herbe pousser" is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de l‿ɛʁb pu.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regarder l’herbe pousser" come from?
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Using “regarder l’herbe pousser”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-G-A-R-D-E-R- -L-’-H-E-R-B-E- -P-O-U-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de l‿ɛʁb pu.se\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list