se déshabiller

\sə de.za.bi.je\

/\sə de.za.bi.je\/ verb

The verdict

“se déshabiller” 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) - Enlever ses vêtements.

Corpus desk

Index FR-se-deshabiller · se déshabiller · French

se déshabiller · 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.

Key facts for se déshabiller
PropertyValue
Headwordse déshabiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə de.za.bi.je\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « se déshabiller » en français

se déshabillerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

se déshabiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə de.za.bi.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for se déshabiller, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is se déshabiller, spelled S-E- -D-É-S-H-A-B-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enlever ses vêtements.
  2. 2
    Enlever ses vêtements de fonction, en parlant d’un ecclésiastique qui quitte ses vêtements sacerdotaux, d’un avocat, d’un magistrat qui quitte sa robe, d’un acteur qui quitte son costume de théâtre, etc.
  3. 3
    Quitter son habit de ville pour se mettre plus à son aise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les hommes se déshabillent pour se laver et font la queue aux pompes ; la plaisanterie habituelle est d’éclabousser Ragueton, qui a des pantoufles en tapisserie.
  2. Il se déshabilla en hâte, se blottit sous les couvertures.

Synonyms

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 "se déshabiller"?
"se déshabiller" is spelled S-E- -D-É-S-H-A-B-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sə de.za.bi.je\.
What does "se déshabiller" mean?
As a verb, "se déshabiller" means: Enlever ses vêtements.
How do you pronounce "se déshabiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se déshabiller" is \sə de.za.bi.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se déshabiller" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list