prendre son pied
\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ pje\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prendre son pied |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ pje\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prendre son pied » en français
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
- 1Prendre beaucoup de plaisir (principalement sexuel).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prendre son pied appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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).
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
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.