pièce attachée

\pjɛ.s‿a.ta.ʃe\

/\pjɛ.s‿a.ta.ʃe\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Document ou fichier annexé au corps d’un message électronique.

Key facts for pièce attachée
PropertyValue
Headwordpièce attachée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pjɛ.s‿a.ta.ʃe\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pièce attachée” sits in French frequency

pièce attachée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pièce attachée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pjɛ.s‿a.ta.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Document ou fichier annexé au corps d’un message électronique.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pièce attachée, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pièce attachée, spelled P-I-È-C-E- -A-T-T-A-C-H-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Document ou fichier annexé au corps d’un message électronique.

Synonyms

document jointfichier attachépièce jointe

This word in other languages

attachment(English)

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 "pièce attachée"?
"pièce attachée" is spelled P-I-È-C-E- -A-T-T-A-C-H-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pjɛ.s‿a.ta.ʃe\.
What does "pièce attachée" mean?
As a noun, "pièce attachée" means: Document ou fichier annexé au corps d’un message électronique.
How do you pronounce "pièce attachée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pièce attachée" is \pjɛ.s‿a.ta.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pièce attachée" come from?
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Using “pièce attachée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-È-C-E- -A-T-T-A-C-H-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pjɛ.s‿a.ta.ʃe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list