partir en cacahuète

\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ka.ka.wɛt\

/\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ka.ka.wɛt\/ verb

The verdict

“partir en cacahuète” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire n’importe quoi ; devenir fou.

Key facts for partir en cacahuète
PropertyValue
Headwordpartir en cacahuète
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ka.ka.wɛt\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “partir en cacahuète” sits in French frequency

partir en cacahuète falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for partir en cacahuète is 19 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ka.ka.wɛt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Faire n’importe quoi ; devenir fou.".

No misspelling variants are generated for partir en cacahuète in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is partir en cacahuète, spelled P-A-R-T-I-R- -E-N- -C-A-C-A-H-U-È-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire n’importe quoi ; devenir fou.

Synonyms

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 "partir en cacahuète"?
"partir en cacahuète" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-R- -E-N- -C-A-C-A-H-U-È-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ka.ka.wɛt\.
What does "partir en cacahuète" mean?
As a verb, "partir en cacahuète" means: Faire n’importe quoi ; devenir fou.
How do you pronounce "partir en cacahuète"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partir en cacahuète" is \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ka.ka.wɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "partir en cacahuète" come from?
"partir en cacahuète" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “partir en cacahuète”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-T-I-R- -E-N- -C-A-C-A-H-U-È-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ka.ka.wɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list