s’efforcer
\s‿e.fɔʁ.se\
The verdict
“s’efforcer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Employer toute sa force à faire quelque chose ; ne pas ménager ses forces en faisant quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-s-efforcer · s’efforcer · French
s’efforcer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | s’efforcer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \s‿e.fɔʁ.se\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « s’efforcer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
s’efforcer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿e.fɔʁ.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for s’efforcer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is s’efforcer, spelled S-’-E-F-F-O-R-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Employer toute sa force à faire quelque chose ; ne pas ménager ses forces en faisant quelque chose.
- 2Faire tout ce qu’on peut, employer son adresse ou sa force pour venir à bout de quelque chose, pour atteindre un but.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how s’efforcer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
S’efforcer de soulever un fardeau.
Ne vous efforcez point à parler.
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.