renvoyer l’ascenseur
\ʁɑ̃.vwa.je l‿a.sɑ̃.sœʁ\
The verdict
“renvoyer l’ascenseur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Rendre la pareille pour un service rendu (toujours positif).
Corpus desk
Index FR-renvoyer-l-ascenseur · renvoyer l’ascenseur · French
renvoyer l’ascenseur · 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 | renvoyer l’ascenseur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃.vwa.je l‿a.sɑ̃.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « renvoyer l’ascenseur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
renvoyer l’ascenseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.vwa.je l‿a.sɑ̃.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rendre la pareille pour un service rendu (toujours positif).".
No misspelling variants are generated for renvoyer l’ascenseur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is renvoyer l’ascenseur, spelled R-E-N-V-O-Y-E-R- -L-’-A-S-C-E-N-S-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre la pareille pour un service rendu (toujours positif).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how renvoyer l’ascenseur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À l’occasion, je lui renverrai l’ascenseur.
Il peut se permettre ce qu’il veut, son public lui est désormais acquis. Que fait-il ? Il appelle le vieux Bean, et lui renvoie l’ascenseur. Viens donc enregistrer sur mon disque, pour changer.
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.