participe passé

\paʁ.ti.sip pa.se\

/\paʁ.ti.sip pa.se\/ noun

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.

Corpus desk

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.

Key facts for participe passé
PropertyValue
Headwordparticipe passé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\paʁ.ti.sip pa.se\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « participe passé » en français

participe passén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Temps du verbe utilisé pour former les temps composés de la voix active ou passive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how participe passé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La question des participes passés se réduit à savoir dans quels cas ils changent de terminaison , et dans quels cas ils restent invariables.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "participe passé"?
"participe passé" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-E- -P-A-S-S-É. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.ti.sip pa.se\.
What does "participe passé" mean?
As a noun, "participe passé" means: Temps du verbe utilisé pour former les temps composés de la voix active ou passive.
How do you pronounce "participe passé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "participe passé" is \paʁ.ti.sip pa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "participe passé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list