tribadisme

\tʁi.ba.dism\

/\tʁi.ba.dism\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pratique sexuelle lesbienne qui consiste à se frotter le sexe l’un contre l’autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tribadisme · tribadisme · French

tribadisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 tribadisme
PropertyValue
Headwordtribadisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁi.ba.dism\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tribadisme » en français

tribadismesiège 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

tribadisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁi.ba.dism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for tribadisme in our 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tribadisme, spelled T-R-I-B-A-D-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pratique sexuelle lesbienne qui consiste à se frotter le sexe l’un contre l’autre.
  2. 2
    Homosexualité féminine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Enfin, « la prostitution publique » risque de conduire au comble de l’abjection, c’est à dire le tribadisme.
  2. Entre les lèvres de ce con rose frétillait un clitoris assez long qui prouvait ses habitudes de tribadisme.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "tribadisme"?
"tribadisme" is spelled T-R-I-B-A-D-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁi.ba.dism\.
What does "tribadisme" mean?
As a noun, "tribadisme" means: Pratique sexuelle lesbienne qui consiste à se frotter le sexe l’un contre l’autre.
How do you pronounce "tribadisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tribadisme" is \tʁi.ba.dism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tribadisme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list