sévice

\se.vis\

/\se.vis\/ noun

The verdict

“sévice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Mauvais traitement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sevice · sévice · French

sévice · 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 sévice
PropertyValue
Headwordsévice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\se.vis\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sévice » en français

sévicen'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

sévice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \se.vis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mauvais traitement.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sévice, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is sévice, spelled S-É-V-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mauvais traitement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sévice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Soustraire l’enfant à la rencontre structurante de l’interdit est un sévice (qui condamne l'enfant à épargner son enfant-despote au maximum).
  2. Un parent commet un sévice moral en se livrant à une charge sur l’être jeune qui ne peut faire face.

This word in other languages

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 "sévice"?
"sévice" is spelled S-É-V-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \se.vis\.
What does "sévice" mean?
As a noun, "sévice" means: Mauvais traitement.
How do you pronounce "sévice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sévice" is \se.vis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sévice" come from?
"sévice" 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