se frapper la poitrine
\sə fʁɑ.pe la pwa.tʁin\
The verdict
“se frapper la poitrine” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se repentir d’une faute.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | se frapper la poitrine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə fʁɑ.pe la pwa.tʁin\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “se frapper la poitrine” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for se frapper la poitrine is 22 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sə fʁɑ.pe la pwa.tʁin\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Se repentir d’une faute.".
No misspelling variants are generated for se frapper la poitrine in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is se frapper la poitrine, spelled S-E- -F-R-A-P-P-E-R- -L-A- -P-O-I-T-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Se repentir d’une faute.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “se frapper la poitrine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-E- -F-R-A-P-P-E-R- -L-A- -P-O-I-T-R-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sə fʁɑ.pe la pwa.tʁin\ (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.