rompre le silence
\ʁɔ̃.pʁə lə si.lɑ̃s\
The verdict
“rompre le silence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cesser de se taire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rompre-le-silence · rompre le silence · French
rompre le silence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | rompre le silence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɔ̃.pʁə lə si.lɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rompre le silence » en français
Rare enough to double-check
rompre le silence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɔ̃.pʁə lə si.lɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cesser de se taire.".
rompre le silence doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rompre le silence, spelled R-O-M-P-R-E- -L-E- -S-I-L-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Cesser de se taire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rompre le silence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une blonde qui possédait des nichons et une nuque inoubliables a cru bon de venir rompre le silence de l’écran par une chanson où il était question de sa solitude.
C’est en rompant le silence qu’elle a pu enfin « déposer son fardeau ». D’où son appel aux victimes de violences sexuelles de continuer à dénoncer leurs agresseurs.
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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.