semer la pagaille
\sə.me la pa.ɡaj\
The verdict
“semer la pagaille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provoquer le désordre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-semer-la-pagaille · semer la pagaille · French
semer la pagaille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | semer la pagaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə.me la pa.ɡaj\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
semer la pagaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə.me la pa.ɡaj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Provoquer le désordre.".
semer la pagaille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is semer la pagaille, spelled S-E-M-E-R- -L-A- -P-A-G-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Provoquer le désordre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how semer la pagaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais s’il a fallu de nouveau recourir à des mesures drastiques pour tenter de contenir la pandémie, c’est aussi du fait de la pagaille qu’elle sème dans les hôpitaux.
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.