resserrer

\ʁə.se.ʁe\

/\ʁə.se.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“resserrer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,348. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,348
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serrer davantage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-resserrer · resserrer · French

resserrer · rank #23,348 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,348
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ressembles

Nearest frequency peer: ressembles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « resserrer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « resserrer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

resserrer vs réserver
67% similar
resserrer vs resserre
89% similar
resserrer vs resserrée
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « resserrer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.resserrerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ressembles » (#23,347), « retira » (#23,349), « resort » (#23,346). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « resserrer » est au #23,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around resserrer (IPA \ʁə.se.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,348 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for resserrer, with forms such as "ersserrer", "reserrer", and "resesrrer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "réserver", "resserre", "resserrée", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is resserrer, spelled R-E-S-S-E-R-R-E-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how resserrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Resserrez ce cordon, cette ceinture.
  2. Cette robe est trop large, il faut la resserrer à la taille.

This word in other languages

retighten(English)adstringieren(Deutsch)adstringir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersserrer
  • reserrer
  • resesrrer
  • resserer
  • ressererr
  • resserrerr
  • resserrre
  • ressrerer
  • rresserrer
  • rseserrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resserrer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ersserrer2reserrer1resesrrer2resserer1ressererr2resserrerr1resserrre2ressrerer2
Edit distance from "resserrer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "resserrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rejoindra#23,340recrutent#23,339salutaire#23,362Salvatore#23,363

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

romande10 variantsscellés10 variantsraisonné10 variantspsaumes10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list