pied presseur

\pje pʁɛ.sœʁ\

/\pje pʁɛ.sœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dans une machine à coudre, pièce qui maintient le tissu et entre les branches de laquelle passe l’aiguille.

Key facts for pied presseur
PropertyValue
Headwordpied presseur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pje pʁɛ.sœʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pied presseur” sits in French frequency

pied presseur 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

pied presseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pje pʁɛ.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans une machine à coudre, pièce qui maintient le tissu et entre les branches de laquelle passe l’aiguille.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pied presseur, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pied presseur, spelled P-I-E-D- -P-R-E-S-S-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans une machine à coudre, pièce qui maintient le tissu et entre les branches de laquelle passe l’aiguille.

Synonyms

pied-de-biche

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 "pied presseur"?
"pied presseur" is spelled P-I-E-D- -P-R-E-S-S-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pje pʁɛ.sœʁ\.
What does "pied presseur" mean?
As a noun, "pied presseur" means: Dans une machine à coudre, pièce qui maintient le tissu et entre les branches de laquelle passe l’aiguille.
How do you pronounce "pied presseur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pied presseur" is \pje pʁɛ.sœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pied presseur" come from?
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Using “pied presseur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-E-D- -P-R-E-S-S-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pje pʁɛ.sœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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