podorythmie
French, noun/pɔ.dɔ.ʁit.mi/
podorythmie is spelled P-O-D-O-R-Y-T-H-M-I-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 93 million words in written French, the 301,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Podorythmie is a French feminine noun meaning “the tapping of one's feet in time to music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action pour un interprète assis sur une chaise de marquer un rythme caractéristique et répétitif avec les…”.
What does podorythmie mean in English?
noun
- 1
Canadafemininethe tapping of one's feet in time to music
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action pour un interprète assis sur une chaise de marquer un rythme caractéristique et répétitif avec les pieds, le plus souvent pour accompagner une chanson a cappella.
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 podorythmie
- podorythmies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce podorythmie?
- /pɔ.dɔ.ʁit.mi/
- \pɔ.dɔ.ʁit.mi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is podorythmie in French?
podorythmie appears about once in every 93 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).