se racler la gorge
\sə ʁa.kle la ɡɔʁʒ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | se racler la gorge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə ʁa.kle la ɡɔʁʒ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se racler la gorge » en français
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
- 1S’éclaircir la voix en éliminant les mucosités qui empêchent une bonne diction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se racler la gorge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il s’arrêta pour se racler la gorge et me redemander du tabac.
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.