pièce jointe

\pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\

/\pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\/ noun

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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 May 6, 2026) - Document ou fichier annexé au corps d’un message électronique.

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

Where “pièce jointe” sits in French frequency

pièce jointe 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 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.

Synonyms

document jointfichier jointpièce attachée

This word in other languages

attachment(English)anejo(Español)Anhang(Deutsch)anexo(Português)

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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Using “pièce jointe”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-È-C-E- -J-O-I-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pjɛs ʒwɛ̃t\ (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