passer de la pommade

\pa.se də la pɔ.mad\

/\pa.se də la pɔ.mad\/ verb

The verdict

“passer de la pommade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flatter, flagorner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-passer-de-la-pommade · passer de la pommade · French

passer de la pommade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for passer de la pommade
PropertyValue
Headwordpasser de la pommade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pa.se də la pɔ.mad\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « passer de la pommade » en français

passer de la pommadereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

passer de la pommade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se də la pɔ.mad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flatter, flagorner.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for passer de la pommade in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is passer de la pommade, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -P-O-M-M-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flatter, flagorner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how passer de la pommade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. À l’avenir, si vous tenez à avoir de bonnes relations avec moi, abstenez-vous de me passer de la pommade.

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 de la pommade"?
"passer de la pommade" is spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -P-O-M-M-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.se də la pɔ.mad\.
What does "passer de la pommade" mean?
As a verb, "passer de la pommade" means: Flatter, flagorner.
How do you pronounce "passer de la pommade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passer de la pommade" is \pa.se də la pɔ.mad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list