s’en aller
\s‿ɑ̃.n‿a.le\
The verdict
“s’en aller” 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) - Partir, sortir d’un lieu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-s-en-aller · s’en aller · French
s’en aller · 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’en aller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \s‿ɑ̃.n‿a.le\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « s’en aller » en français
Rare enough to double-check
s’en aller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿ɑ̃.n‿a.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
s’en aller has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is s’en aller, spelled S-’-E-N- -A-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Partir, sortir d’un lieu.
- 2S’écouler, se dissiper, s’évaporer.
- 3Commencer à se passer, à s’effacer.
- 4Se dissiper, se consumer, s’user.
- 5Mourir.
- 6Se défaire d’une carte, la jouer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how s’en aller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais, Brigaut, puisque te voilà, je veux nous en aller en Bretagne retrouver ma grand’maman qui m’aime, quoiqu’ils m’aient dit qu’elle m’avait volé huit mille francs.
Jacques, Jacques, s’écria Paul, fais va-t’en le chien ! il écrase mes bottes de foin.
Antonyms
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.