relever ses manches

\ʁə.lə.ve se mɑ̃ʃ\

/\ʁə.lə.ve se mɑ̃ʃ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se mettre au travail.

Corpus desk

Index FR-relever-ses-manches · relever ses manches · French

relever ses manches · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 relever ses manches
PropertyValue
Headwordrelever ses manches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.lə.ve se mɑ̃ʃ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « relever ses manches » en français

relever ses manchesn'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

relever ses manches is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.lə.ve se mɑ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se mettre au travail.".

No misspelling variants are generated for relever ses manches in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is relever ses manches, spelled R-E-L-E-V-E-R- -S-E-S- -M-A-N-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se mettre au travail.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Alors l’équipe relève ses manches et va elle-même aider à récolter fruits et légumes.

Synonyms

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 "relever ses manches"?
"relever ses manches" is spelled R-E-L-E-V-E-R- -S-E-S- -M-A-N-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.lə.ve se mɑ̃ʃ\.
What does "relever ses manches" mean?
As a verb, "relever ses manches" means: Se mettre au travail.
How do you pronounce "relever ses manches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relever ses manches" is \ʁə.lə.ve se mɑ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relever ses manches" come from?
"relever ses manches" 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