passer à l’action
\pa.se a l‿ak.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“passer à l’action” 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) - Agir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-passer-a-l-action · passer à l’action · French
passer à l’action · 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 | passer à l’action |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pa.se a l‿ak.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « passer à l’action » en français
Rare enough to double-check
passer à l’action is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se a l‿ak.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Agir.".
Zero misspellings are on record for passer à l’action in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is passer à l’action, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -À- -L-’-A-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Agir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how passer à l’action appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On transpire quand on danse, on serre bien la cavalière, on la pousse à la faute jusqu’à ce qu’elle rapproche sa poitrine et sa bouche. Et là, paf, on passe à l’action directe.
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.