se passer de
The verdict
“se passer de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se priver ; s’abstenir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-passer-de · se passer de · French
se passer de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | se passer de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « se passer de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
se passer de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se priver ; s’abstenir.".
se passer de doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is se passer de, spelled S-E- -P-A-S-S-E-R- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Se priver ; s’abstenir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se passer de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il serait donc oiseux de vouloir démontrer que le cheval peut se passer d’une habitation convenable et d’une hygiène bien entendue.
J'admirai sa force d'âme car moi, je me sentais bien incapable de me passer de viande, de pain ou de vin.
This word in other languages
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.