s’imaginer
\s‿i.ma.ʒi.ne\
The verdict
“s’imaginer” 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) - Croire quelque chose sans beaucoup de fondement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-s-imaginer · s’imaginer · French
s’imaginer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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’imaginer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \s‿i.ma.ʒi.ne\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « s’imaginer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
s’imaginer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿i.ma.ʒi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Croire quelque chose sans beaucoup de fondement.".
s’imaginer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is s’imaginer, spelled S-’-I-M-A-G-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Croire quelque chose sans beaucoup de fondement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how s’imaginer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Mais qu'est-ce que tu vas encore t'imaginer? », disait avec amusement cette grand-mère à son adolescente de petite fille, qui lui déroulait avec force détails et conviction tout le film des événements les plus noirs qui, selon elle, allaient se réaliser dans l'année à venir.
La petite dame du type « conoïde » tristement inexpressif, que l’absence de menton fait comiquement grimacer alors qu’elle s’imagine gracieusement sourire, se proclame volontiers reine de beauté, […].
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.