se finir
\sə fi.niʁ\
The verdict
“se finir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme pronominale de finir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-finir · se finir · French
se finir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 finir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə fi.niʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se finir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se finir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə fi.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme pronominale de finir.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for se finir, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is se finir, spelled S-E- -F-I-N-I-R.
Definition
- 1Forme pronominale de finir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how se finir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils vont boire dans les bistrots de la rue d'Isly, pour se finir au bordel où la noce des bidasses bat son plein.
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.