se rendre

\sə ʁɑ̃dʁ\

/\sə ʁɑ̃dʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“se rendre” 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) - Aller quelque part.

Corpus desk

Index FR-se-rendre · se rendre · French

se rendre · 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.

Key facts for se rendre
PropertyValue
Headwordse rendre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə ʁɑ̃dʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « se rendre » en français

se rendresiège 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 rendre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə ʁɑ̃dʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

se rendre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is se rendre, spelled S-E- -R-E-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller quelque part.
  2. 2
    Capituler.
  3. 3
    Se laisser convaincre ; se soumettre.
  4. 4
    Devenir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deux marchands qui se rendent au camp nous demandent la permission de voyager avec nous pour plus de sécurité. Elle leur est accordée, […].
  2. Celui-ci se rendit, vers 1121, en Palestine, avec d’autres rabbins et il mourut en cours de route.

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 rendre"?
"se rendre" is spelled S-E- -R-E-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sə ʁɑ̃dʁ\.
What does "se rendre" mean?
As a verb, "se rendre" means: Aller quelque part.
How do you pronounce "se rendre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se rendre" is \sə ʁɑ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se rendre" come from?
"se rendre" 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