s’abattre

\s‿a.batʁ\

/\s‿a.batʁ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme pronominale de abattre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-s-abattre · s’abattre · French

s’abattre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 s’abattre
PropertyValue
Headwords’abattre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\s‿a.batʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « s’abattre » en français

s’abattrereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

s’abattre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿a.batʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme pronominale de abattre.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for s’abattre in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 s’abattre, spelled S-’-A-B-A-T-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme pronominale de abattre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Était-ce bien Charlotte, cette malheureuse sur laquelle, en quelques mois, semblaient s’être abattus vingt ans de maladie cruelle ?
  2. Et quand ton souvenir s’abat et me dévore comme une proie, Sylvius, où es-tu ?

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 "s’abattre"?
"s’abattre" is spelled S-’-A-B-A-T-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \s‿a.batʁ\.
What does "s’abattre" mean?
As a verb, "s’abattre" means: Forme pronominale de abattre.
How do you pronounce "s’abattre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "s’abattre" is \s‿a.batʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "s’abattre" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list