passer au guichet

\pa.se(.ʁ‿)o ɡi.ʃɛ\

/\pa.se(.ʁ‿)o ɡi.ʃɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“passer au guichet” 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 May 6, 2026) - Pour payer une note, une facture.

Key facts for passer au guichet
PropertyValue
Headwordpasser au guichet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pa.se(.ʁ‿)o ɡi.ʃɛ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “passer au guichet” sits in French frequency

passer au guichet 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.

Rare enough to double-check

passer au guichet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se(.ʁ‿)o ɡi.ʃɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for passer au guichet in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 au guichet, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -A-U- -G-U-I-C-H-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pour payer une note, une facture.
  2. 2
    Être licencié.
  3. 3
    Renvoyer l’ascenseur, payer pour ses actes.

Synonyms

régler la notepayer l’addition

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 "passer au guichet"?
"passer au guichet" is spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -A-U- -G-U-I-C-H-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.se(.ʁ‿)o ɡi.ʃɛ\.
What does "passer au guichet" mean?
As a verb, "passer au guichet" means: Pour payer une note, une facture.
How do you pronounce "passer au guichet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passer au guichet" is \pa.se(.ʁ‿)o ɡi.ʃɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passer au guichet" come from?
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Using “passer au guichet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-S-S-E-R- -A-U- -G-U-I-C-H-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.se(.ʁ‿)o ɡi.ʃɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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