maison de passe
/ˈmeɪzɒn də pas/
"maison-de-passe" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“maison de passe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A low-class hotel where rooms are rented out by the hour, especially to prostitutes and their clients.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maison de passe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmeɪzɒn də pas/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maison de passe” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maison de passe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmeɪzɒn də pas/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A low-class hotel where rooms are rented out by the hour, especially to prostitutes and their clients.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for maison de passe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French maison de passe. The correct English form is maison de passe, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -P-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1A low-class hotel where rooms are rented out by the hour, especially to prostitutes and their clients.
Etymology
From French maison de passe.
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.
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Using “maison de passe”
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- The one correct English spelling is M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -P-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmeɪzɒn də pas/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.