se planter
\sə plɑ̃.te\
The verdict
“se planter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se mettre, se poster, se tenir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-planter · se planter · French
se planter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 planter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə plɑ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
se planter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə plɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for se planter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is se planter, spelled S-E- -P-L-A-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se mettre, se poster, se tenir.
- 2Tomber.
- 3Tomber.
- 4Tomber en panne, se scratcher.
- 5Rater son coup, son examen, son projet.
- 6Se tromper lourdement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se planter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans la ville neuve également, où des domestiques se plantèrent sur le seuil des maisons cossues, ils sentirent moins de sympathie que dans les rues désertes du quartier Saint-Marc, dont les vieux hôtels gardaient un silence ami.
Une femme sans bras se plante devant le public, bien droite dans sa robe rouge ; …
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.