pédiquer

\pe.di.ke\

/\pe.di.ke\/ verb

The verdict

“pédiquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sodomiser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pediquer · pédiquer · French

pédiquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 pédiquer
PropertyValue
Headwordpédiquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pe.di.ke\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pédiquer » en français

pédiquersiège 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

pédiquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pe.di.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sodomiser.".

pédiquer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pédiquer, spelled P-É-D-I-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sodomiser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il convient d'observer en troisième lieu, dans le domaine de l'algolagnie active, que le marquis de Sade, après avoir pédiqué Marianne Laverne, commande à son laquais d’irrumer Mariannette Laugier : on voit aisément qu'une telle complaisance, lorsqu'elle est exigée dans un esprit tyrannique, devient un acte avilissant pour la femme qui s'y soumet.
  2. Il semble bien que le poète recommande de ne pas pédiquer le matin pour éviter d’aller au-devant des déjections.

Synonyms

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 "pédiquer"?
"pédiquer" is spelled P-É-D-I-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.di.ke\.
What does "pédiquer" mean?
As a verb, "pédiquer" means: Sodomiser.
How do you pronounce "pédiquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pédiquer" is \pe.di.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pédiquer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list