trépassé

\tʁe.pa.se\

/\tʁe.pa.se\/ adj

The verdict

“trépassé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est mort, défunt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trepasse · trépassé · French

trépassé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for trépassé
PropertyValue
Headwordtrépassé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tʁe.pa.se\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trépassé » en français

trépasséreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trépassé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tʁe.pa.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est mort, défunt.".

Zero misspellings are on record for trépassé in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 trépassé, spelled T-R-É-P-A-S-S-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est mort, défunt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how trépassé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les morts se réjouissaient De voir leurs corps trépassés entre eux et la lumière.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trépassé"?
"trépassé" is spelled T-R-É-P-A-S-S-É. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁe.pa.se\.
What does "trépassé" mean?
As an adjective, "trépassé" means: Qui est mort, défunt.
How do you pronounce "trépassé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trépassé" is \tʁe.pa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trépassé" come from?
"trépassé" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list