jambes par-dessus tête
The verdict
“jambes par-dessus tête” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En culbutant, à la renverse, à l’envers.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jambes-par-dessus-tete · jambes par-dessus tête · French
jambes par-dessus tête · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | jambes par-dessus tête |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
jambes par-dessus tête is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En culbutant, à la renverse, à l’envers.".
Zero misspellings are on record for jambes par-dessus tête in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jambes par-dessus tête, spelled J-A-M-B-E-S- -P-A-R---D-E-S-S-U-S- -T-Ê-T-E.
Definition
- 1En culbutant, à la renverse, à l’envers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jambes par-dessus tête appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il tomba. Adyo roula le long du talus, jambes par dessus tête pour atterrir dix pieds plus bas dans l’eau boueuse du canal.
Dans le fond du tableau, la vue d’une apparition culbute, jambes par dessus tête, des convives qui festoyaient.
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.