pièce jointe

\pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\

/\pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Document ou fichier annexé au corps d’un message électronique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-piece-jointe · pièce jointe · French

pièce jointe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for pièce jointe
PropertyValue
Headwordpièce jointe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pièce jointe » en français

pièce jointesiège 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

pièce jointe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

pièce jointe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is pièce jointe, spelled P-I-È-C-E- -J-O-I-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Document ou fichier annexé au corps d’un message électronique.
  2. 2
    Document annexé dans une correspondance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les réseaux sociaux internes permettent aussi de diminuer le nombre de méls traités quotidiennement, ce qui induit des gains de temps considérables : classer et effacer des méls qui, pour certains, engorgent les messageries avec des pièces jointes volumineuses […], etc.
  2. Vous n’arrivez pas à ouvrir une pièce jointe reçue sur votre messagerie.

Synonyms

document jointfichier jointpièce attachée

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 "pièce jointe"?
"pièce jointe" is spelled P-I-È-C-E- -J-O-I-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\.
What does "pièce jointe" mean?
As a noun, "pièce jointe" means: Document ou fichier annexé au corps d’un message électronique.
How do you pronounce "pièce jointe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pièce jointe" is \pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pièce jointe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list