passer de la tête
\pa.se də la tɛt\
The verdict
“passer de la tête” 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) - Oublier, sortir de la tête.
Corpus desk
Index FR-passer-de-la-tete · passer de la tête · French
passer de la tête · 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 de la tête |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pa.se də la tɛt\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « passer de la tête » en français
Rare enough to double-check
passer de la tête is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se də la tɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oublier, sortir de la tête.".
passer de la tête has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is passer de la tête, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -T-Ê-T-E.
Definition
- 1Oublier, sortir de la tête.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how passer de la tête appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De son vêtement, je ne me rappelle qu’un gilet de couleur crème, semé de fleurettes roses. Le reste m’a passé de la tête.
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.