se la couler douce

\s(ə) la ku.le dus\

/\s(ə) la ku.le dus\/ verb

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The verdict

“se la couler douce” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prendre du bon temps, ne pas se soucier.

Key facts for se la couler douce
PropertyValue
Headwordse la couler douce
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\s(ə) la ku.le dus\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “se la couler douce” sits in French frequency

se la couler douce falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

se la couler douce is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s(ə) la ku.le dus\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prendre du bon temps, ne pas se soucier.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for se la couler douce, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is se la couler douce, spelled S-E- -L-A- -C-O-U-L-E-R- -D-O-U-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre du bon temps, ne pas se soucier.

This word in other languages

take it easy(English)

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 la couler douce"?
"se la couler douce" is spelled S-E- -L-A- -C-O-U-L-E-R- -D-O-U-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \s(ə) la ku.le dus\.
What does "se la couler douce" mean?
As a verb, "se la couler douce" means: Prendre du bon temps, ne pas se soucier.
How do you pronounce "se la couler douce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se la couler douce" is \s(ə) la ku.le dus\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se la couler douce" come from?
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Using “se la couler douce”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E- -L-A- -C-O-U-L-E-R- -D-O-U-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \s(ə) la ku.le dus\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list