passer inaperçu

\pa.se.ʁ‿i.na.pɛʁ.sy\

/\pa.se.ʁ‿i.na.pɛʁ.sy\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Échapper à l'attention de tous ; ne pas être vu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-passer-inapercu · passer inaperçu · French

passer inaperçu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for passer inaperçu
PropertyValue
Headwordpasser inaperçu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pa.se.ʁ‿i.na.pɛʁ.sy\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « passer inaperçu » en français

passer inaperçureste 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 inaperçu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se.ʁ‿i.na.pɛʁ.sy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Échapper à l'attention de tous ; ne pas être vu.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for passer inaperçu in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is passer inaperçu, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -I-N-A-P-E-R-Ç-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Échapper à l'attention de tous ; ne pas être vu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La connexion qui existe entre la myopie binoculaire et le strabisme divergent n’a pas non plus passé inaperçue autrefois.
  2. Ils n’étaient pas seuls, bien qu’ils passassent inaperçus près des groupes variés assemblés sur la glace.

This word in other languages

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 inaperçu"?
"passer inaperçu" is spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -I-N-A-P-E-R-Ç-U. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.se.ʁ‿i.na.pɛʁ.sy\.
What does "passer inaperçu" mean?
As a verb, "passer inaperçu" means: Échapper à l'attention de tous ; ne pas être vu.
How do you pronounce "passer inaperçu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passer inaperçu" is \pa.se.ʁ‿i.na.pɛʁ.sy\. 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