franchir le noir passage
\fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə nwaʁ pɑ.saʒ\
The verdict
“franchir le noir passage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 24
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mourir, passer de vie à trépas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-franchir-le-noir-passage · franchir le noir passage · French
franchir le noir passage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 24 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | franchir le noir passage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə nwaʁ pɑ.saʒ\ |
| Letters | 24 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « franchir le noir passage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
franchir le noir passage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ lə nwaʁ pɑ.saʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mourir, passer de vie à trépas.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for franchir le noir passage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is franchir le noir passage, spelled F-R-A-N-C-H-I-R- -L-E- -N-O-I-R- -P-A-S-S-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Mourir, passer de vie à trépas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how franchir le noir passage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il lui prit la main, qu’il garda jusqu’au bout, et franchit le noir passage sans une plainte, avec l’œil clair, l’intelligence lucide et la fermeté d’un beau combattant.
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.