serre-joint

\sɛʁ ʒwɛ̃\

/\sɛʁ ʒwɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“serre-joint” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Outil utilisé dans le travail du bois et servant à tenir réunies des pièces destinées à être assemblées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-serre-joint · serre-joint · French

serre-joint · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for serre-joint
PropertyValue
Headwordserre-joint
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛʁ ʒwɛ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « serre-joint » en français

serre-jointsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

serre-joint is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛʁ ʒwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for serre-joint 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is serre-joint, spelled S-E-R-R-E---J-O-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Outil utilisé dans le travail du bois et servant à tenir réunies des pièces destinées à être assemblées.
  2. 2
    Outil utilisé pour assembler différentes pièces.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Autour de ses poignets et de ses chevilles, de vulgaires serre-joints attachés solidement.
  2. Les maçons utilisent des serre-joints pour la réalisation de leurs coffrages.

Synonyms

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 "serre-joint"?
"serre-joint" is spelled S-E-R-R-E---J-O-I-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁ ʒwɛ̃\.
What does "serre-joint" mean?
As a noun, "serre-joint" means: Outil utilisé dans le travail du bois et servant à tenir réunies des pièces destinées à être assemblées.
How do you pronounce "serre-joint"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serre-joint" is \sɛʁ ʒwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serre-joint" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list