se terminer
\sə tɛʁ.mi.ne\
The verdict
“se terminer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme pronominale de terminer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-terminer · se terminer · French
se terminer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 terminer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə tɛʁ.mi.ne\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se terminer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se terminer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə tɛʁ.mi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme pronominale de terminer.".
se terminer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is se terminer, spelled S-E- -T-E-R-M-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Forme pronominale de terminer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how se terminer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il jeta un rapide coup d’œil sur la victime et hocha la tête ; il eût préféré que la partie se terminât sans ce coup de feu.
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.