se coucher

\sə ku.ʃe\

/\sə ku.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“se coucher” 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 May 6, 2026) - S’allonger, se mettre en position horizontale.

Key facts for se coucher
PropertyValue
Headwordse coucher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə ku.ʃe\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “se coucher” sits in French frequency

se coucher falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

se coucher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə ku.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for se coucher, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is se coucher, spelled S-E- -C-O-U-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’allonger, se mettre en position horizontale.
  2. 2
    S’allonger pour dormir.
  3. 3
    Descendre sous l’horizon, au sujet du soleil et des astres.
  4. 4
    Abandonner le combat, feindre le KO.
  5. 5
    Abandonner la manche, cesser de miser. Est signifié en posant ses cartes face cachée sur la table.
  6. 6
    Abandonner, se résigner, se dégonfler.

Synonyms

aller au litse mettre au lit

This word in other languages

lie down(English)acostarse(Español)

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 "se coucher"?
"se coucher" is spelled S-E- -C-O-U-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sə ku.ʃe\.
What does "se coucher" mean?
As a verb, "se coucher" means: S’allonger, se mettre en position horizontale.
How do you pronounce "se coucher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se coucher" is \sə ku.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se coucher" come from?
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Using “se coucher”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E- -C-O-U-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sə ku.ʃe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list