se vanter

\sə vɑ̃.te\

/\sə vɑ̃.te\/ verb

The verdict

“se vanter” 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) - Forme pronominale de vanter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-se-vanter · se vanter · French

se vanter · 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 vanter
PropertyValue
Headwordse vanter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə vɑ̃.te\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « se vanter » en français

se vanterreste 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 vanter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə vɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme pronominale de vanter.".

Zero misspellings are on record for se vanter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is se vanter, spelled S-E- -V-A-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme pronominale de vanter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. – Erreur, mon cher, l’un de mes amis, qui a toute ma confiance, m’a lui-même rapporté que ces monstres pratiquaient l’anthropophagie il n’y a pas si longtemps encore. Des Apaches se seraient même vantés de ne point manger de Puntalis, une tribu du nord, parce que leur chair est trop salée !

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 vanter"?
"se vanter" is spelled S-E- -V-A-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sə vɑ̃.te\.
What does "se vanter" mean?
As a verb, "se vanter" means: Forme pronominale de vanter.
How do you pronounce "se vanter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se vanter" is \sə vɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se vanter" come from?
"se vanter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list