se la donner

\sə la dɔ.ne\

/\sə la dɔ.ne\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de frimer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-se-la-donner · se la donner · French

se la donner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for se la donner
PropertyValue
Headwordse la donner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə la dɔ.ne\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « se la donner » en français

se la donnersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

se la donner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə la dɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de frimer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for se la donner, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is se la donner, spelled S-E- -L-A- -D-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de frimer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how se la donner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — Tu es une courageuse, toi ! C'est parce que tu sais qu'on est séparé par un écran que tu te la donnes ? lâche Michel qui a bien compris qui était cette personne.

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 donner"?
"se la donner" is spelled S-E- -L-A- -D-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sə la dɔ.ne\.
What does "se la donner" mean?
As a verb, "se la donner" means: Synonyme de frimer.
How do you pronounce "se la donner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se la donner" is \sə la dɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se la donner" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list