passer la corde au cou

verb

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The verdict

“passer la corde au cou” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se marier.

Key facts for passer la corde au cou
PropertyValue
Headwordpasser la corde au cou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “passer la corde au cou” sits in French frequency

passer la corde au cou 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for passer la corde au cou is 22 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for passer la corde au cou, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is passer la corde au cou, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -L-A- -C-O-R-D-E- -A-U- -C-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se marier.
  2. 2
    Pendre quelqu’un.

Synonyms

se mettre la corde au cou

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 la corde au cou"?
"passer la corde au cou" is spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -L-A- -C-O-R-D-E- -A-U- -C-O-U.
What does "passer la corde au cou" mean?
As a verb, "passer la corde au cou" means: Se marier.
What language does "passer la corde au cou" come from?
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Using “passer la corde au cou”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-S-S-E-R- -L-A- -C-O-R-D-E- -A-U- -C-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list