serene

\seˈɾe.ne\

/\seˈɾe.ne\/ verb

The verdict

“serene” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de serenar.

Corpus desk

Index FR-serene · serene · French

serene · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for serene
PropertyValue
Headwordserene
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\seˈɾe.ne\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « serene » en français

serenen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

serene is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \seˈɾe.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

serene doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 serene, spelled S-E-R-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de serenar.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de serenar.
  3. 3
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’impératif de serenar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "serene"?
"serene" is spelled S-E-R-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \seˈɾe.ne\.
What does "serene" mean?
As a verb, "serene" means: Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de serenar.
How do you pronounce "serene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serene" is \seˈɾe.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serene" come from?
"serene" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list