algolagnie
\al.ɡɔ.la.ɲi\
The verdict
“algolagnie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sexualité qui mélange érotisme et souffrance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-algolagnie · algolagnie · French
algolagnie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | algolagnie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.ɡɔ.la.ɲi\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « algolagnie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
algolagnie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.ɡɔ.la.ɲi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sexualité qui mélange érotisme et souffrance.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for algolagnie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is algolagnie, spelled A-L-G-O-L-A-G-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Sexualité qui mélange érotisme et souffrance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how algolagnie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il convient d'observer en troisième lieu, dans le domaine de l’algolagnie active, que le marquis de Sade, après avoir pédiqué Marianne Laverne, commande à son laquais d’irrumer Mariannette Laugier : on voit aisément qu'une telle complaisance, lorsqu'elle est exigée dans un esprit tyrannique, devient un acte avilissant pour la femme qui s'y soumet.
L’algolagnie remonte loin (histoire de l'Église au moyen âge), ses diverses formes sont le flagellantisme, l'algolagnie bestiale, la nécrophilie.
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.