point de suture

\pwɛ̃ d‿sy.tyʁ\

/\pwɛ̃ d‿sy.tyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“point de suture” 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 May 6, 2026) - Point de couture fait pour tenir réunis les bords d’une plaie.

Key facts for point de suture
PropertyValue
Headwordpoint de suture
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwɛ̃ d‿sy.tyʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “point de suture” sits in French frequency

point de suture 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

point de suture is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ d‿sy.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Point de couture fait pour tenir réunis les bords d’une plaie.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for point de suture, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is point de suture, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -S-U-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Point de couture fait pour tenir réunis les bords d’une plaie.

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 "point de suture"?
"point de suture" is spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -S-U-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pwɛ̃ d‿sy.tyʁ\.
What does "point de suture" mean?
As a noun, "point de suture" means: Point de couture fait pour tenir réunis les bords d’une plaie.
How do you pronounce "point de suture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "point de suture" is \pwɛ̃ d‿sy.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "point de suture" come from?
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Using “point de suture”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -S-U-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pwɛ̃ d‿sy.tyʁ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list