semoncer
\sə.mɔ̃.se\
The verdict
“semoncer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire une semonce, une réprimande.
Corpus desk
Index FR-semoncer · semoncer · French
semoncer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | semoncer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə.mɔ̃.se\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « semoncer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
semoncer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə.mɔ̃.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
semoncer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is semoncer, spelled S-E-M-O-N-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire une semonce, une réprimande.
- 2Sommer un navire de se faire reconnaître.
- 3Inviter, convoquer à une cérémonie, à une assemblée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how semoncer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
B…, le philosophe, n’a que vingt auditeurs, et a été semoncé d’en haut, pour avoir dit que les stoïciens avaient une belle morale !
Je descendis rapidement afin de semoncer leurs auteurs, Mme Eloi, aide de cuisine, et Mlle Mathilde, femme de corvées, ici présente.
Synonyms
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.