passer par la cervelle
\pa.se paʁ la sɛ.vɛl\
The verdict
“passer par la cervelle” 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) - Passer par la tête.
| 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) |
Where “passer par la cervelle” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for passer par la cervelle is 22 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pa.se paʁ la sɛ.vɛl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “passer par la cervelle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-S-S-E-R- -P-A-R- -L-A- -C-E-R-V-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pa.se paʁ la sɛ.vɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.