se noyer

\sə nwa.je\

/\sə nwa.je\/ verb

The verdict

“se noyer” 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) - S’asphyxier par immersion ; se suicider par noyade.

Corpus desk

Index FR-se-noyer · se noyer · French

se noyer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 noyer
PropertyValue
Headwordse noyer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə nwa.je\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « se noyer » en français

se noyern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

se noyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə nwa.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’asphyxier par immersion ; se suicider par noyade.".

No misspelling variants are generated for se noyer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is se noyer, spelled S-E- -N-O-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’asphyxier par immersion ; se suicider par noyade.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un homme, qui allait se noyer, lorsqu’une cantinière le sauva en se jetant à la nage.
  2. Une autre fatalité pesait sur les Rabalan : ils se suicidaient. Depuis cent ans, on ne connaissait pas un seul Rabalan qui fût mort, comme tout le monde, dans son lit, de mort naturelle. Ceux-ci se pendaient, ceux-là se noyaient ; […].

This word in other languages

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 noyer"?
"se noyer" is spelled S-E- -N-O-Y-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sə nwa.je\.
What does "se noyer" mean?
As a verb, "se noyer" means: S’asphyxier par immersion ; se suicider par noyade.
How do you pronounce "se noyer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se noyer" is \sə nwa.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se noyer" come from?
"se noyer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list