se motter
\sə mɔ.te\
The verdict
“se motter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme pronominale de motter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-motter · se motter · French
se motter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 motter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə mɔ.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se motter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se motter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə mɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for se motter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is se motter, spelled S-E- -M-O-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Forme pronominale de motter.
- 2Se blottir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how se motter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les premières nuits n’avaient pas été bonnes. Lalie se mottait comme un petit poulet, la tête dans le cou de Madeleine : celle-ci, habituée à coucher seule, avait mal dormi d’abord, chatouillée et gênée d’haleine.
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.