raide comme un passe
\ʁɛd kɔ.m‿œ̃ pas\
The verdict
“raide comme un passe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très raide.
Corpus desk
Index FR-raide-comme-un-passe · raide comme un passe · French
raide comme un passe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | raide comme un passe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁɛd kɔ.m‿œ̃ pas\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
raide comme un passe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁɛd kɔ.m‿œ̃ pas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for raide comme un passe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is raide comme un passe, spelled R-A-I-D-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -P-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Très raide.
- 2Désargenté, ruiné.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how raide comme un passe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— On peut être fils d’industriel et raide comme un passe.
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.