aimer à l’italienne

\e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\

/\e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\/ verb

The verdict

“aimer à l’italienne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pratiquer la sodomie.

Key facts for aimer à l’italienne
PropertyValue
Headwordaimer à l’italienne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aimer à l’italienne” sits in French frequency

aimer à l’italienne falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for aimer à l’italienne is 19 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

  1. 1
    Pratiquer la sodomie.

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 "aimer à l’italienne"?
"aimer à l’italienne" is spelled A-I-M-E-R- -À- -L-’-I-T-A-L-I-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\.
What does "aimer à l’italienne" mean?
As a verb, "aimer à l’italienne" means: Pratiquer la sodomie.
How do you pronounce "aimer à l’italienne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aimer à l’italienne" is \e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aimer à l’italienne" come from?
"aimer à l’italienne" 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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Using “aimer à l’italienne”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-I-M-E-R- -À- -L-’-I-T-A-L-I-E-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.me a l‿i.ta.ljɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list