se fendre la pipe
\sə fɑ̃.dʁə la pip\
The verdict
“se fendre la pipe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’amuser, rire aux éclats.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-fendre-la-pipe · se fendre la pipe · French
se fendre la pipe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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 fendre la pipe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə fɑ̃.dʁə la pip\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se fendre la pipe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se fendre la pipe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə fɑ̃.dʁə la pip\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’amuser, rire aux éclats.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for se fendre la pipe, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 fendre la pipe, spelled S-E- -F-E-N-D-R-E- -L-A- -P-I-P-E.
Definition
- 1S’amuser, rire aux éclats.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se fendre la pipe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On s’est fendu la pipe toute la soirée.
— Qu'est-ce que tu as à te fendre la pipe ?
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.