semer la zizanie
\sə.me la zi.za.ni\
The verdict
“semer la zizanie” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Provoquer une mésentente, une mésintelligence.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | semer la zizanie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə.me la zi.za.ni\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “semer la zizanie” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for semer la zizanie is 16 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sə.me la zi.za.ni\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Provoquer une mésentente, une mésintelligence.".
semer la zizanie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is semer la zizanie, spelled S-E-M-E-R- -L-A- -Z-I-Z-A-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Provoquer une mésentente, une mésintelligence.
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.
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Using “semer la zizanie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-E-M-E-R- -L-A- -Z-I-Z-A-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sə.me la zi.za.ni\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.