Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passe

/pˌæsˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: passe
IPA: /pˌæsˈeɪ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of passé.

verb

Obsolete spelling of pass.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Though, quoth I, it was his good fortune, to send from his Schole, vnto the Vniuersitie, one of the best Scholers in deede of all our time, yet wise men do thinke, that that came so to passe, rather, by the great towardnes of the Scholer, than by the great beating of the Master..."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more passe (comparative) most passe (superlative) passes (present, singular) passing (participle, present) passed (participle, past) passed (past)

Phrases

passe garde passe-dix

Frequently Paired Words

passe garde passe-dix

Synonyms

antique demode ex old-fashioned old-hat outmoded passee

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce passe?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˌæsˈeɪ/.
What does passe mean?: Alternative spelling of passé.

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