perdre connaissance
\pɛʁ.dʁə kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“perdre connaissance” 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) - S’évanouir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-perdre-connaissance · perdre connaissance · French
perdre connaissance · 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 | perdre connaissance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pɛʁ.dʁə kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
perdre connaissance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pɛʁ.dʁə kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’évanouir.".
No misspelling variants are generated for perdre connaissance in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is perdre connaissance, spelled P-E-R-D-R-E- -C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1S’évanouir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how perdre connaissance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle n’avait pas complètement perdu connaissance, mais elle était hors d'état de parler. Elle grelottait, et ses dents claquaient.
Pris au dépourvu, je suis projeté violemment en avant; le pommeau de ma selle arabe m'empêche de passer par-dessus la tête de ma monture, mais me donne une contusion à l'épigastre qui m'enlève la respiration et me fait presque perdre connaissance.
This word in other languages
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