se tromper

\sə tʁɔ̃.pe\

/\sə tʁɔ̃.pe\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire une erreur ; s’abuser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-se-tromper · se tromper · French

se tromper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 tromper
PropertyValue
Headwordse tromper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə tʁɔ̃.pe\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « se tromper » en français

se tromperreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

se tromper is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə tʁɔ̃.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for se tromper in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is se tromper, spelled S-E- -T-R-O-M-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire une erreur ; s’abuser.
  2. 2
    Prendre une chose pour une autre semblable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et voilà qu’Eugène passait les soirées entières dans le salon jaune, écoutant religieusement ces grotesques que lui, Aristide, avait si impitoyablement raillés. Quand il sut, par les bavardages de la ville, que son frère donnait des poignées de main à Granoux et en recevait du marquis, il se demanda avec anxiété ce qu’il devait croire. Se serait-il trompé…
  2. […] la mère Paul était rouée et profitait des pièces qu'on lui remettait de temps en temps pour jurer qu'on avait dû se tromper en la gratifiant d'un jeton de bar.

Synonyms

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 tromper"?
"se tromper" is spelled S-E- -T-R-O-M-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sə tʁɔ̃.pe\.
What does "se tromper" mean?
As a verb, "se tromper" means: Faire une erreur ; s’abuser.
How do you pronounce "se tromper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se tromper" is \sə tʁɔ̃.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se tromper" come from?
"se tromper" 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