acte sexuel
\ak.tə sɛk.sɥɛl\
The verdict
“acte sexuel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commerce sexuel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-acte-sexuel · acte sexuel · French
acte sexuel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | acte sexuel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ak.tə sɛk.sɥɛl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « acte sexuel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
acte sexuel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ak.tə sɛk.sɥɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for acte sexuel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is acte sexuel, spelled A-C-T-E- -S-E-X-U-E-L.
Definition
- 1Commerce sexuel.
- 2Copulation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acte sexuel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parce que le cunnilingus était l’acte sexuel le plus infamant, les Pompéiens l'utilisaient abondamment pour injurier leurs ennemis. Sur les murs de la cité vésuvienne, les mânes d'une vingtaine d'hommes doivent encore rougir de honte ou de voir leurs noms associés au terrible cunnilingus.
La croyance que l’acte sexuel peut compromettre le succès des travaux est générale dans toute l’Afrique noire. L’interdiction des rapports apparaît même dans les chansons rituelles qu’on chante pendant les travaux.
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.