prendre son pied

\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ pje\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ pje\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre beaucoup de plaisir (principalement sexuel).

Corpus desk

Index FR-prendre-son-pied · prendre son pied · French

prendre son pied · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 prendre son pied
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre son pied
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ pje\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prendre son pied » en français

prendre son piedreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

prendre son pied is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prendre beaucoup de plaisir (principalement sexuel).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prendre son pied, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prendre son pied, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -P-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre beaucoup de plaisir (principalement sexuel).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pied, sm. pied || (fam.) imbécile || Expr. diverses. Avoir, prendre son pied, avoir du plaisir (sensuel), jouir. Il y a du pied, ça va bien, tout va bien ; il y a moyen de (faire).
  2. Le râleux facteur l’a surprise un soir, derrière la chapelle, qui prenait joliment son pied avec Tatave, Jules et Julien !… Ils étaient tous les quatre, ensemble !…

Synonyms

grimper au rideauprendre son fadeprendre son mareprendre son taftirer son coup

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 "prendre son pied"?
"prendre son pied" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -P-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ pje\.
What does "prendre son pied" mean?
As a verb, "prendre son pied" means: Prendre beaucoup de plaisir (principalement sexuel).
How do you pronounce "prendre son pied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre son pied" is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ pje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prendre son pied" come from?
"prendre son pied" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list