point de presse
\pwɛ̃ də pʁɛs\
The verdict
“point de presse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séance d’information destinée aux journalistes pour faire le point sur un sujet ou une situation.
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Index FR-point-de-presse · point de presse · French
point de presse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | point de presse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ də pʁɛs\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « point de presse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
point de presse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ də pʁɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Séance d’information destinée aux journalistes pour faire le point sur un sujet ou une situation.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for point de presse 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is point de presse, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -P-R-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Séance d’information destinée aux journalistes pour faire le point sur un sujet ou une situation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how point de presse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«On dit que Québec solidaire ne pense pas aux entreprises, mais ce n’est pas vrai», a clamé le leader parlementaire du parti, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, lors d’un point de presse samedi en fin d’après-midi.
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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.