semer la zizanie
\sə.me la zi.za.ni\
The verdict
“semer la zizanie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provoquer une mésentente, une mésintelligence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-semer-la-zizanie · semer la zizanie · French
semer la zizanie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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 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) |
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Rare enough to double-check
semer la zizanie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə.me la zi.za.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how semer la zizanie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Non seulement il devait se démener et trimer pour un morceau de mauvais pain, mais encore la guerre venait semer la zizanie jusque chez lui.
L’application du prélèvement à la source a été repoussée au 1ᵉʳ janvier 2019, mais le sujet sème la zizanie au sein du gouvernement et de l’administration fiscale.
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.