se vautrer
\sə vo.tʁe\
The verdict
“se vautrer” 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) - S’enfoncer, s’étendre, se rouler dans la boue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-vautrer · se vautrer · French
se vautrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 vautrer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə vo.tʁe\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se vautrer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se vautrer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə vo.tʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for se vautrer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is se vautrer, spelled S-E- -V-A-U-T-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1S’enfoncer, s’étendre, se rouler dans la boue.
- 2S’affaler, s’étendre de tout son long, se rouler sur ou dans quelque chose, se vituler.
- 3S’abandonner entièrement dans quelque chose.
- 4Échouer lamentablement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se vautrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sanglier, le cochon se vautre dans la fange.
La nuit, le sanglier vient jusque sur la route renifler des réseaux de traces : le renard y cache la sienne en se vautrant dans le crottin frais des chevaux.
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.