passer à tabac
\pa.se a ta.ba\
The verdict
“passer à tabac” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frapper quelqu’un avec violence, en donnant de nombreux coups.
Corpus desk
Index FR-passer-a-tabac · passer à tabac · French
passer à tabac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 tabac |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pa.se a ta.ba\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « passer à tabac » en français
Rare enough to double-check
passer à tabac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se a ta.ba\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frapper quelqu’un avec violence, en donnant de nombreux coups.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for passer à tabac, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is passer à tabac, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -À- -T-A-B-A-C.
Definition
- 1Frapper quelqu’un avec violence, en donnant de nombreux coups.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how passer à tabac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le pauvre homme avait triste mine après qu’il a été passé à tabac.
Vers le même temps, je fus passé à tabac par la police, assommé et aux trois quarts étranglé.
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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.