se serrer le ventre
\sə se.ʁe lə vɑ̃tʁ\
The verdict
“se serrer le ventre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne pas manger à sa faim et, par extension, être contraint de réduire ses dépenses, son train de vie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-serrer-le-ventre · se serrer le ventre · French
se serrer le ventre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 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 serrer le ventre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə se.ʁe lə vɑ̃tʁ\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
se serrer le ventre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə se.ʁe lə vɑ̃tʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas manger à sa faim et, par extension, être contraint de réduire ses dépenses, son train de vie.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for se serrer le ventre, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 serrer le ventre, spelled S-E- -S-E-R-R-E-R- -L-E- -V-E-N-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Ne pas manger à sa faim et, par extension, être contraint de réduire ses dépenses, son train de vie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se serrer le ventre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si nous ne réussissons pas, je vous préviens que nous n’avons que trois sous pour toute fortune. Il faudra donc se serrer le ventre.
Et nos provisions étaient plus qu’écornées. Il fallut se serrer le ventre ; on le serra.
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.