se tirer de là

\sə ti.ʁe də la\

/\sə ti.ʁe də la\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sortir heureusement d’une maladie, d’une difficulté, d’un procès, d’une affaire fâcheuse, etc.

Key facts for se tirer de là
PropertyValue
Headwordse tirer de là
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə ti.ʁe də la\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “se tirer de là” sits in French frequency

se tirer de là falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

se tirer de là is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə ti.ʁe də la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sortir heureusement d’une maladie, d’une difficulté, d’un procès, d’une affaire fâcheuse, etc.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for se tirer de là in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is se tirer de là, spelled S-E- -T-I-R-E-R- -D-E- -L-À.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sortir heureusement d’une maladie, d’une difficulté, d’un procès, d’une affaire fâcheuse, etc.

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 tirer de là"?
"se tirer de là" is spelled S-E- -T-I-R-E-R- -D-E- -L-À. The IPA pronunciation is \sə ti.ʁe də la\.
What does "se tirer de là" mean?
As a verb, "se tirer de là" means: Sortir heureusement d’une maladie, d’une difficulté, d’un procès, d’une affaire fâcheuse, etc.
How do you pronounce "se tirer de là"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se tirer de là" is \sə ti.ʁe də la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se tirer de là" come from?
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Using “se tirer de là”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E- -T-I-R-E-R- -D-E- -L-À - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sə ti.ʁe də la\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list