s’en retourner
\s‿ɑ̃ ʁə.tuʁ.ne\
The verdict
“s’en retourner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’en aller ; partir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-s-en-retourner · s’en retourner · French
s’en retourner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 retourner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \s‿ɑ̃ ʁə.tuʁ.ne\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
s’en retourner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿ɑ̃ ʁə.tuʁ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’en aller ; partir.".
Zero misspellings are on record for s’en retourner in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is s’en retourner, spelled S-’-E-N- -R-E-T-O-U-R-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1S’en aller ; partir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how s’en retourner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sorcier imposait les mains sur les malades ; les malades donnaient une gifle au sorcier, et ils s’en retournaient guéris. Cela coûtait deux sous.
Quand bien même seraient-ils cinq mille ! s'emporta le lieutenant qui, décidément, me surprenait par la hargne qu'il démontrait. On n'a point éprouvé deux jours d’emmouscaillement dans cette forêt du diable pour s'en retourner quinauds.
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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.