aimer à l’italienne
\e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\
The verdict
“aimer à l’italienne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pratiquer la sodomie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aimer-a-l-italienne · aimer à l’italienne · French
aimer à l’italienne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | aimer à l’italienne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aimer à l’italienne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aimer à l’italienne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pratiquer la sodomie.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aimer à l’italienne in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aimer à l’italienne, spelled A-I-M-E-R- -À- -L-’-I-T-A-L-I-E-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Pratiquer la sodomie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aimer à l’italienne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mon fils est un cabotin de la cour qui n’a pas l’habitude de la campagne, déclare le marquis, il n’est bon qu’a gratter de la guitare. Je l’avais attaché au service de M. de Mazarin, mais je crains qu’il n’y apprenne la façon d’aimer à l’italienne. N’a-t-il pas déjà assez l’air d’une jolie fille ?... Vous savez en quoi consiste la façon d’aimer à l’italie…
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.