passant
/ˈpæsənt/
"passant" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“passant” is uncommon English (frequency #88,690 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,690
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.
Corpus desk
Index EN-passant · passant · English
passant · rank #88,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,690
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Pasay
Nearest frequency peer: Pasay (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “passant”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- papoose
papoose
11,314 corpus weight
- Pasay
Pasay
11,312 corpus weight
- passant
passant
11,311 corpus weight
- passbook
passbook
11,310 corpus weight
- pastured
pastured
11,309 corpus weight
- Pataki
Pataki
11,308 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “passant” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | passant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈpæsənt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #88,690 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “passant” in English
Rare enough to double-check
passant is uncommon English at frequency #88,690 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpæsənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
passant has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English passaunt (c. 1300), from Old French passant. The correct English form is passant, spelled P-A-S-S-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.
- 2Currently in use; in vogue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how passant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He them espying, gan himselfe prepare, / And on his arme addresse his goodly shield / That bore a Lion passant in a golden field.
The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […].
Etymology
From Middle English passaunt (c. 1300), from Old French passant.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).