oppresser
\ɔ.pʁe.se\
The verdict
“oppresser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presser, serrer dans la région de la poitrine, de manière à gêner, à empêcher de respirer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oppresser · oppresser · French
oppresser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | oppresser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɔ.pʁe.se\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « oppresser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
oppresser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɔ.pʁe.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Presser, serrer dans la région de la poitrine, de manière à gêner, à empêcher de respirer.".
No misspelling variants are generated for oppresser in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is oppresser, spelled O-P-P-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Presser, serrer dans la région de la poitrine, de manière à gêner, à empêcher de respirer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oppresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je sens un poids qui m’oppresse et qui m’ôte la respiration.
Je suis tout oppressé.
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.