se faufiler
\sə fo.fi.le\
The verdict
“se faufiler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme pronominale de faufiler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-faufiler · se faufiler · French
se faufiler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | se faufiler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə fo.fi.le\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se faufiler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se faufiler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə fo.fi.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme pronominale de faufiler.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for se faufiler, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is se faufiler, spelled S-E- -F-A-U-F-I-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Forme pronominale de faufiler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se faufiler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On n’entendait dans la clairière que le grouillement des bêtes à poil ou à écailles se faufilant dans la forêt tropicale qui les entourait de trois côtés, le murmure de la rivière et le teuf-teuf incessant du moteur Delco à essence qui fournissait le courant lumière et faisait marcher les vieilles machines de l’atelier de réparation.
Puis, les allées et venues des moineaux au rayon des pâtes, en face de sa caisse, retiennent son attention. Les piafs se faufilent sous les comptoirs et les plus culottés s'attaquent aux paquets de cellophane sous les rayons.
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.