partir en fumée
\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ fy.me\
The verdict
“partir en fumée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Être totalement détruit par le feu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-partir-en-fumee · partir en fumée · French
partir en fumée · 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 | partir en fumée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ fy.me\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « partir en fumée » en français
Rare enough to double-check
partir en fumée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ fy.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for partir en fumée, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is partir en fumée, spelled P-A-R-T-I-R- -E-N- -F-U-M-É-E.
Definition
- 1Être totalement détruit par le feu.
- 2Disparaitre sans espoir de retour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how partir en fumée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Titre] Musée national de Rio de Janeiro : quels sont les trésors partis en fumée ?
Sur une année, ce sont donc, plus de 440 000 tonnes de crocrottes de poulet qui partiront en fumée.
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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.