partir en sucette

\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\

/\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\/ verb

The verdict

“partir en sucette” 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
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prendre une mauvaise tournure.

Key facts for partir en sucette
PropertyValue
Headwordpartir en sucette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “partir en sucette” sits in French frequency

partir en sucette 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 sucette is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\. 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: "Prendre une mauvaise tournure.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for partir en sucette, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is partir en sucette, spelled P-A-R-T-I-R- -E-N- -S-U-C-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre une mauvaise tournure.

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 "partir en sucette"?
"partir en sucette" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-R- -E-N- -S-U-C-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\.
What does "partir en sucette" mean?
As a verb, "partir en sucette" means: Prendre une mauvaise tournure.
How do you pronounce "partir en sucette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partir en sucette" is \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "partir en sucette" come from?
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Using “partir en sucette”

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- -S-U-C-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\ (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