se perdre
\sə pɛʁdʁ\
The verdict
“se perdre” 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) - Faire naufrage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-perdre · se perdre · French
se perdre · 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 perdre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə pɛʁdʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se perdre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se perdre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə pɛʁdʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
se perdre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is se perdre, spelled S-E- -P-E-R-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Faire naufrage.
- 2Disparaître.
- 3S’égarer ; errer.
- 4Se dissiper ; s'évaporer.
- 5Passer, s'effacer, s'atténuer insensiblement.
- 6S’enfoncer en terre, y disparaître ; se jeter dans un confluent, en parlant de cours d’eau.
- 7Cesser d’être frayé, en parlant d'un chemin.
- 8Cesser d'être pratiqué, d'être utilisé.
- 9Se damner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se perdre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dès le second jour de notre traversée, nous arrivâmes en vue des Orcades. […]. Dans ces parages se sont perdus des milliers de navires, au nombre desquels on compte les vaisseaux de l’Invincible Armada.
À 2 milles dans l’est-nord-est se trouverait une roche couverte de 2 mètres d’eau, désignée sous le nom de Helen, porté par un brigantin de Dundee qui s’y perdit le 19 avril 1824 : […].
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.