pointe-de-cœur
\pwɛ̃t.də.kœʁ\
The verdict
“pointe-de-cœur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce d’un aiguillage assurant la jonction entre les rails concourants et les lames d’aiguille.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pointe-de-cœur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃t.də.kœʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pointe-de-cœur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pointe-de-cœur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃t.də.kœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pièce d’un aiguillage assurant la jonction entre les rails concourants et les lames d’aiguille.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pointe-de-cœur in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 pointe-de-cœur, spelled P-O-I-N-T-E---D-E---C-Œ-U-R.
Definition
- 1Pièce d’un aiguillage assurant la jonction entre les rails concourants et les lames d’aiguille.
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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.
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Using “pointe-de-cœur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T-E---D-E---C-Œ-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pwɛ̃t.də.kœʁ\ (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.