se casser le train
\sə ka.se lə tʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“se casser le train” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se donner de la peine ; faire de gros efforts.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-casser-le-train · se casser le train · French
se casser le train · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | se casser le train |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə ka.se lə tʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se casser le train » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se casser le train is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə ka.se lə tʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se donner de la peine ; faire de gros efforts.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for se casser le train in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is se casser le train, spelled S-E- -C-A-S-S-E-R- -L-E- -T-R-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Se donner de la peine ; faire de gros efforts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how se casser le train appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On ne va quand même pas se casser le train, dit Pater, pour empêcher la sentinelle de se faire engueuler.
Synonyms
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.