resserrer

/\ʁə.se.ʁe\/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,348

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

resserrer is aFrenchverb. It means: Serrer davantage. Pronounced \ʁə.se.ʁe\. Often confused with réserver and resserre.

Key facts for resserrer
PropertyValue
Headwordresserrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.se.ʁe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,348
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of resserrer in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for resserrer is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.se.ʁe\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,348 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for resserrer, with forms such as "ersserrer", "reserrer", and "resesrrer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "réserver", "resserre", "resserrée", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is resserrer, spelled R-E-S-S-E-R-R-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Serrer davantage.
  2. 2
    Rendre plus proche, plus étroit, en parlant du lien social.
  3. 3
    Rendre moins étendu, renfermer dans des bornes plus étroites.
  4. 4
    Rendre moins libre, moins lâche.
  5. 5
    Constiper.
  6. 6
    Abréger, en parlant des ouvrages de l’esprit.
  7. 7
    Accélérer le rythme d’un montage en raccourcissant ou en supprimant certains plans ou séquences.
  8. 8
    Remettre une chose dans le lieu d’où on l’avait tirée et où elle était enfermée.
  9. 9
    Réduire sa dépense, devenir plus économe.
  10. 10
    Devenir plus rare et plus cher, en parlant de l’argent.
  11. 11
    Se restreindre, se limiter, abréger, en parlant des ouvrages de l’esprit.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ersserrer,reserrer,resesrrer,resserer,ressererr,resserrerr,resserrre,ressrerer,rresserrer,rseserrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for resserrer

Misspelling Variants of "resserrer"

ersserrer9reserrer8resesrrer9resserer8ressererr9resserrerr10resserrre9ressrerer9
Misspelling Variants of "resserrer"

Frequency rank: #23,348 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "resserrer"?
"resserrer" is spelled R-E-S-S-E-R-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.se.ʁe\.
What does "resserrer" mean?
As a verb, "resserrer" means: Serrer davantage.
What words are commonly confused with "resserrer"?
"resserrer" is commonly confused with "réserver", "resserre", "resserrée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resserrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resserrer" is \ʁə.se.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resserrer" come from?
"resserrer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.