amour physique
\a.muʁ fi.zik\
The verdict
“amour physique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acte sexuel, par opposition au sentiment d’amour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-amour-physique · amour physique · French
amour physique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | amour physique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.muʁ fi.zik\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
amour physique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.muʁ fi.zik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acte sexuel, par opposition au sentiment d’amour.".
amour physique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is amour physique, spelled A-M-O-U-R- -P-H-Y-S-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Acte sexuel, par opposition au sentiment d’amour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amour physique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rien ne peut imiter les fantaisies étranges des filles innocentes, et aucun vice ne peut se comparer avec ce que donne la peur d’une vierge devant l’amour physique. Les obstacles à l’amour n’ont pas été inventés pour protéger la vertu, mais pour rendre les plaisirs d’amour plus poignants.
L’âme elle, est sûre de sa vocation, mais la vocation du corps c’est l’amour physique. C’est par là qu’il s’exprime, qu’il accomplit son rôle ; il ne pense que cela, il ne pense qu’à cela. Que voulez-vous qu’il entende aux préccupations de l’âme ? Son mariage forcé avec elle est un mystère. Il la hait et veut sa mort.
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.