surnager
\syʁ.na.ʒe\
The verdict
“surnager” 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) - Flotter à la surface d’un liquide.
Corpus desk
Index FR-surnager · surnager · French
surnager · 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 | surnager |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \syʁ.na.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « surnager » en français
Rare enough to double-check
surnager is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \syʁ.na.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for surnager in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is surnager, spelled S-U-R-N-A-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Flotter à la surface d’un liquide.
- 2Subsister en parlant de quelque chose, par opposition à d’autres choses qui disparaissent, qui sont oubliées.
- 3Avoir un niveau acceptable, par comparaison à ses coéquipiers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how surnager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais une épave, un reste de carcasse, le tronçon d’un mât, une hune brisée, quelques planches, cela résiste, cela surnage, cela ne peut fondre !
Or, le bruit se répandit bientôt que le juif avait jeté l’hostie dans une cuve d’eau bouillante, à la suite de quoi l’eau aurait rougi sans s’altérer. Et l’on assurait que, depuis ce temps, l’enfant Jésus surnageait dans cette eau, sans qu’il fût possible de l’y enfoncer.
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.