passer sous silence
\pa.se su si.lɑ̃s\
The verdict
“passer sous silence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Taire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-passer-sous-silence · passer sous silence · French
passer sous silence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 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 sous silence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pa.se su si.lɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « passer sous silence » en français
Rare enough to double-check
passer sous silence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se su si.lɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Taire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for passer sous silence, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is passer sous silence, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -S-O-U-S- -S-I-L-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Taire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how passer sous silence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je passe sous silence quelques variétés qui me paraissent nouvelles, mais sur lesquelles j’ai encore quelques doutes, ou bien qui n’offrent que très-peu d’intérêt, […].
Pourtant, parmi les travaux qui se rapportent à cette période, parfois plus encore par leur nature que par leur date, il en est de trop importans pour que nous les passions sous silence.
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.