s’éclaircir la gorge

\s‿e.klɛʁ.siʁ la ɡɔʁʒ\

/\s‿e.klɛʁ.siʁ la ɡɔʁʒ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se racler la gorge pour éliminer des mucosités empêchant une bonne diction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-s-eclaircir-la-gorge · s’éclaircir la gorge · French

s’éclaircir la gorge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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’éclaircir la gorge
PropertyValue
Headwords’éclaircir la gorge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\s‿e.klɛʁ.siʁ la ɡɔʁʒ\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « s’éclaircir la gorge » en français

s’éclaircir la gorgesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

s’éclaircir la gorge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿e.klɛʁ.siʁ la ɡɔʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se racler la gorge pour éliminer des mucosités empêchant une bonne diction.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for s’éclaircir la gorge, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is s’éclaircir la gorge, spelled S-’-É-C-L-A-I-R-C-I-R- -L-A- -G-O-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se racler la gorge pour éliminer des mucosités empêchant une bonne diction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. André s’éclaircit la gorge.

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 "s’éclaircir la gorge"?
"s’éclaircir la gorge" is spelled S-’-É-C-L-A-I-R-C-I-R- -L-A- -G-O-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \s‿e.klɛʁ.siʁ la ɡɔʁʒ\.
What does "s’éclaircir la gorge" mean?
As a verb, "s’éclaircir la gorge" means: Se racler la gorge pour éliminer des mucosités empêchant une bonne diction.
How do you pronounce "s’éclaircir la gorge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "s’éclaircir la gorge" is \s‿e.klɛʁ.siʁ la ɡɔʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "s’éclaircir la gorge" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list