relation sexuelle
\ʁə.la.sjɔ̃ sɛk.sɥɛl\
The verdict
“relation sexuelle” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Copulation, ou attouchements sexuels en parlant des humains.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | relation sexuelle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.la.sjɔ̃ sɛk.sɥɛl\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “relation sexuelle” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for relation sexuelle is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.la.sjɔ̃ sɛk.sɥɛl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Copulation, ou attouchements sexuels en parlant des humains.".
No misspelling variants are generated for relation sexuelle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is relation sexuelle, spelled R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N- -S-E-X-U-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Copulation, ou attouchements sexuels en parlant des humains.
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.
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Using “relation sexuelle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N- -S-E-X-U-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁə.la.sjɔ̃ sɛk.sɥɛl\ (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.