s’en ficher
\s‿ɑ̃ fi.ʃe\
The verdict
“s’en ficher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne pas attacher d’importance ; prendre avec désinvolture.
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Index FR-s-en-ficher · s’en ficher · French
s’en ficher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 ficher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \s‿ɑ̃ fi.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « s’en ficher » en français
Rare enough to double-check
s’en ficher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿ɑ̃ fi.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas attacher d’importance ; prendre avec désinvolture.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for s’en ficher, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is s’en ficher, spelled S-’-E-N- -F-I-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ne pas attacher d’importance ; prendre avec désinvolture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how s’en ficher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai gardé la même nature et presque les mêmes goûts et à part deux ou trois plaisirs qui me sont indispensables, comme cette littérature, où je fais de mon mieux, en m’en fichant un peu, le reste n’est pas loin de m’être indifférent.
« Saperlipopette ! Vous n’êtes pas content de posséder ce talent-là ? – Je m’en fiche profondément, et s’il n’y avait pas les dames, j’emploierais même un autre mot. »
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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.