participe passé
\paʁ.ti.sip pa.se\
The verdict
“participe passé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Temps du verbe utilisé pour former les temps composés de la voix active ou passive.
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Index FR-participe-passe · participe passé · French
participe passé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | participe passé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ.ti.sip pa.se\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
participe passé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.ti.sip pa.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Temps du verbe utilisé pour former les temps composés de la voix active ou passive.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for participe passé in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is participe passé, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-E- -P-A-S-S-É.
Definition
- 1Temps du verbe utilisé pour former les temps composés de la voix active ou passive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how participe passé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La question des participes passés se réduit à savoir dans quels cas ils changent de terminaison , et dans quels cas ils restent invariables.
A l'occasion des verbes passifs, Faidit s'étend longuement sur les participes passés. Ce qu'il en dit prouve qu'ils suivaient pour le masculin et le féminin les règles ci-dessus rapportées, sous la rubrique adjectifs.
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.