partir en sucette
\paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\
The verdict
“partir en sucette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre une mauvaise tournure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-partir-en-sucette · partir en sucette · French
partir en sucette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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 sucette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « partir en sucette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
partir en sucette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sy.sɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
- 1Prendre une mauvaise tournure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how partir en sucette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certes,Isabelle n'avait pas demandé à la voir, elle n'avait aucune idée de ce qui se passait, l'école était déprimante au possible et le monde partait en sucette. Mais là, tout de suite, elle était heureuse.
Tu sais quoi ? m'a dit Katie, tu es en train de perdre pied au lycée. Tu vas dégringoler... Elle disait vrai. Mes notes partaient en sucette. Même quand je me souvenais que je devais faire mes devoirs, je n'y mettais plus le même soin qu'avant.
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.