partir en fumée
\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ fy.me\
The verdict
“partir en fumée” 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être totalement détruit par le feu.
| 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) |
Where “partir en fumée” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for partir en fumée is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ fy.me\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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.
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Using “partir en fumée”
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- -F-U-M-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ fy.me\ (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.