s’empirer
\s‿ɑ̃.pi.ʁe\
The verdict
“s’empirer” 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) - Aller de mal en pis.
Corpus desk
Index FR-s-empirer · s’empirer · French
s’empirer · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | s’empirer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \s‿ɑ̃.pi.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « s’empirer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
s’empirer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿ɑ̃.pi.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aller de mal en pis.".
s’empirer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is s’empirer, spelled S-’-E-M-P-I-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Aller de mal en pis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how s’empirer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Il y a une fatigue extrême du personnel […]. La situation ne fait que s’empirer, présentement. »
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.