passer un Québec

\pɑ.se œ̃ ke.bɛk\

/\pɑ.se œ̃ ke.bɛk\/ verb

The verdict

“passer un Québec” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escroquer, tromper.

Corpus desk

Index FR-passer-un-quebec · passer un Québec · French

passer un Québec · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for passer un Québec
PropertyValue
Headwordpasser un Québec
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pɑ.se œ̃ ke.bɛk\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « passer un Québec » en français

passer un Québecn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

passer un Québec is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pɑ.se œ̃ ke.bɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Escroquer, tromper.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for passer un Québec in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is passer un Québec, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -U-N- -Q-U-É-B-E-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escroquer, tromper.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how passer un Québec appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Et, moi, je trouve que c’est dangereux d’essayer de passer un sapin ou de passer un Québec aussi rapidement à la population.
  2. Alors là, ils ont dit au syndicat, on va aller jusqu’à la Cour suprême et mieux, on va vous régler ça par une loi, une petite vite de fin de session, d’où l’expression, M. le Président, « se faire passer un Québec », que tout le monde connaît dans la province. Quand on se fait jouer un tour, un sale tour, une petite vite… Il y a plusieurs termes, on dit :…

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 un Québec"?
"passer un Québec" is spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -U-N- -Q-U-É-B-E-C. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ.se œ̃ ke.bɛk\.
What does "passer un Québec" mean?
As a verb, "passer un Québec" means: Escroquer, tromper.
How do you pronounce "passer un Québec"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passer un Québec" is \pɑ.se œ̃ ke.bɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passer un Québec" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list