se racler la gorge

\sə ʁa.kle la ɡɔʁʒ\

/\sə ʁa.kle la ɡɔʁʒ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’éclaircir la voix en éliminant les mucosités qui empêchent une bonne diction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-se-racler-la-gorge · se racler la gorge · French

se racler la gorge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 racler la gorge
PropertyValue
Headwordse racler la gorge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə ʁa.kle la ɡɔʁʒ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « se racler la gorge » en français

se racler la gorgesiège 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 racler la gorge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə ʁa.kle la ɡɔʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’éclaircir la voix en éliminant les mucosités qui empêchent une bonne diction.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for se racler la gorge, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is se racler la gorge, spelled S-E- -R-A-C-L-E-R- -L-A- -G-O-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’éclaircir la voix en éliminant les mucosités qui empêchent une bonne diction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il s’arrêta pour se racler la gorge et me redemander du tabac.
  2. Nascha se racla bruyamment la gorge pour couvrir la voix du padre.

Synonyms

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 racler la gorge"?
"se racler la gorge" is spelled S-E- -R-A-C-L-E-R- -L-A- -G-O-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sə ʁa.kle la ɡɔʁʒ\.
What does "se racler la gorge" mean?
As a verb, "se racler la gorge" means: S’éclaircir la voix en éliminant les mucosités qui empêchent une bonne diction.
How do you pronounce "se racler la gorge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se racler la gorge" is \sə ʁa.kle la ɡɔʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se racler la gorge" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list