passer par la cervelle
\pa.se paʁ la sɛ.vɛl\
The verdict
“passer par la cervelle” 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) - Passer par la tête.
Corpus desk
Index FR-passer-par-la-cervelle · passer par la cervelle · French
passer par la cervelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | passer par la cervelle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pa.se paʁ la sɛ.vɛl\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « passer par la cervelle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
passer par la cervelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se paʁ la sɛ.vɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Passer par la tête.".
Zero misspellings are on record for passer par la cervelle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is passer par la cervelle, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -P-A-R- -L-A- -C-E-R-V-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Passer par la tête.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how passer par la cervelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je la crois un peu folle et son projet d'hôpital pour les phtisiques est une lubie qui lui aura passé par la cervelle.
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.