court sur jambes

\kuʁ syʁ ʒɑ̃b\

/\kuʁ syʁ ʒɑ̃b\/ adj

The verdict

“court sur jambes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit, même debout, en parlant d'une personne ou d'un animal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-court-sur-jambes · court sur jambes · French

court sur jambes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for court sur jambes
PropertyValue
Headwordcourt sur jambes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kuʁ syʁ ʒɑ̃b\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « court sur jambes » en français

court sur jambessiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

court sur jambes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kuʁ syʁ ʒɑ̃b\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit, même debout, en parlant d'une personne ou d'un animal.".

court sur jambes has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is court sur jambes, spelled C-O-U-R-T- -S-U-R- -J-A-M-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit, même debout, en parlant d'une personne ou d'un animal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how court sur jambes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Comme il était assez petit, on avait prévu une estrade qui produisit l'inverse de l'effet escompté. Juché au-dessus de la foule, il paraissait plus minuscule encore, court sur jambes.
  2. Aïssa Hashas défendait son titre de champion de France des poids super-légers. Son adversaire, Jean-Claude Corroyez, court sur jambes et dominé en allonge, livrait un combat courageux, équilibré, malgré la précision et la variété des coups d'Hashas, dans un bon jour.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "court sur jambes"?
"court sur jambes" is spelled C-O-U-R-T- -S-U-R- -J-A-M-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kuʁ syʁ ʒɑ̃b\.
What does "court sur jambes" mean?
As an adjective, "court sur jambes" means: Petit, même debout, en parlant d'une personne ou d'un animal.
How do you pronounce "court sur jambes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "court sur jambes" is \kuʁ syʁ ʒɑ̃b\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "court sur jambes" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list