passerelle
French, noun/pa.sʁɛl/
passerelle is spelled P-A-S-S-E-R-E-L-L-E (10 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written French, the 11,014th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Passerelle is a French feminine noun meaning “footbridge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de pont étroit qui sert aux piétons”.
What does passerelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefootbridge
- 2
femininebridge
- 3
femininegangway, bridge
- 4
femininegateway
- 5
femininebridging program, bridging course
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de pont étroit qui sert aux piétons. 2. Plan incliné, escalier mobile qui relie un bateau au quai. 3. Escalier mobile qui relie un avion à l’aire d’embarquement. 4. Ce qui relie une chose à une autre.
noun: 1. Femelle du passereau.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of passerelle
- passerelles plural
- passereau
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce passerelle?
- /pa.sʁɛl/
- \pas.ʁɛl\
- \pɑs.ʁɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to passerelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is passerelle in French?
passerelle appears 5.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).