s’inspirer

\s‿ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe\

/\s‿ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

“s’inspirer” 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) - Se servir des idées, des œuvres d’autrui, à propos des ouvrages de l’esprit ou d’un ouvrage d’art.

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Index FR-s-inspirer · s’inspirer · French

s’inspirer · 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.

Key facts for s’inspirer
PropertyValue
Headwords’inspirer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\s‿ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « s’inspirer » en français

s’inspirern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

s’inspirer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se servir des idées, des œuvres d’autrui, à propos des ouvrages de l’esprit ou d’un ouvrage d’art.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for s’inspirer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is s’inspirer, spelled S-’-I-N-S-P-I-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se servir des idées, des œuvres d’autrui, à propos des ouvrages de l’esprit ou d’un ouvrage d’art.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how s’inspirer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour composer ce livre, il s’inspira beaucoup de ses lectures, de ses souvenirs.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "s’inspirer"?
"s’inspirer" is spelled S-’-I-N-S-P-I-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \s‿ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe\.
What does "s’inspirer" mean?
As a verb, "s’inspirer" means: Se servir des idées, des œuvres d’autrui, à propos des ouvrages de l’esprit ou d’un ouvrage d’art.
How do you pronounce "s’inspirer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "s’inspirer" is \s‿ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "s’inspirer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list