partie de jambes en l’air

\paʁ.ti də ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\

/\paʁ.ti də ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“partie de jambes en l’air” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ébats sexuels ; rapport sexuel.

Key facts for partie de jambes en l’air
PropertyValue
Headwordpartie de jambes en l’air
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\paʁ.ti də ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “partie de jambes en l’air” sits in French frequency

partie de jambes en l’air falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

partie de jambes en l’air is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.ti də ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ébats sexuels ; rapport sexuel.".

Zero misspellings are on record for partie de jambes en l’air in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is partie de jambes en l’air, spelled P-A-R-T-I-E- -D-E- -J-A-M-B-E-S- -E-N- -L-’-A-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ébats sexuels ; rapport sexuel.

Synonyms

baiseça-va-ça-vient

This word in other languages

horizontal dancing(English)echar un polvo(Español)

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 "partie de jambes en l’air"?
"partie de jambes en l’air" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-E- -D-E- -J-A-M-B-E-S- -E-N- -L-’-A-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.ti də ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\.
What does "partie de jambes en l’air" mean?
As a noun, "partie de jambes en l’air" means: Ébats sexuels ; rapport sexuel.
How do you pronounce "partie de jambes en l’air"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partie de jambes en l’air" is \paʁ.ti də ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "partie de jambes en l’air" come from?
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Using “partie de jambes en l’air”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-T-I-E- -D-E- -J-A-M-B-E-S- -E-N- -L-’-A-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ.ti də ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list