passer la corde au cou
The verdict
“passer la corde au cou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se marier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-passer-la-corde-au-cou · passer la corde au cou · French
passer la corde au cou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 la corde au cou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « passer la corde au cou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
passer la corde au cou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
- 1Se marier.
- 2Pendre quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how passer la corde au cou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– Mais non, Pea, ça marcherait pas, disait-il. J’ai déjà donné, deux fois on m’a passé la corde au cou. Ce que veut une veuve, c’est du neuf.
Synonyms
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.