sergeant

\sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\

/\sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“sergeant” is uncommon French (frequency #68,646 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,646
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe présent de serger.

Key facts for sergeant
PropertyValue
Headwordsergeant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sergeant” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sergeant lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sergeant is uncommon French at frequency #68,646 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe présent de serger.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sergeant in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sergeant, spelled S-E-R-G-E-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de serger.

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 "sergeant"?
"sergeant" is spelled S-E-R-G-E-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\.
What does "sergeant" mean?
As a verb, "sergeant" means: Participe présent de serger.
How do you pronounce "sergeant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sergeant" is \sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sergeant" come from?
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Using “sergeant”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E-R-G-E-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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