grimpette
French, noun/ɡʁɛ̃.pɛt/
grimpette is spelled G-R-I-M-P-E-T-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written French, the 141,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grimpette is a French feminine noun meaning “A shorter climb on a steep path” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de monter une côte assez raide mais courte”.
What does grimpette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalA shorter climb on a steep path
- 2
feminineinformalclimbing
- 3
feminineslangsexual intercourse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de monter une côte assez raide mais courte. 2. Côte assez pentue mais courte, raidillon. 3. Pièce métallique garnie de pointes, que l’on adapte sur des chaussures pour pouvoir grimper facilement sur les poteaux en bois ou sur les arbres sans que les chaussures ne glissent. 4. Relation sexuelle tarifée ; passe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grimpette
- grimpettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grimpette?
- /ɡʁɛ̃.pɛt/
- \ɡʁɛ̃.pɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is grimpette in French?
grimpette appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).