serrement de cœur

noun

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The verdict

“serrement 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
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - État du cœur quand on est saisi de tristesse, de regret, d’angoisse.

Key facts for serrement de cœur
PropertyValue
Headwordserrement de cœur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “serrement de cœur” sits in French frequency

serrement de cœur falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

serrement de cœur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État du cœur quand on est saisi de tristesse, de regret, d’angoisse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for serrement de cœur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 serrement de cœur, spelled S-E-R-R-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -C-Œ-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    État du cœur quand on est saisi de tristesse, de regret, d’angoisse.

Synonyms

serrée

This word in other languages

angústia(Português)

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 "serrement de cœur"?
"serrement de cœur" is spelled S-E-R-R-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -C-Œ-U-R.
What does "serrement de cœur" mean?
As a noun, "serrement de cœur" means: État du cœur quand on est saisi de tristesse, de regret, d’angoisse.
What language does "serrement de cœur" come from?
"serrement de cœur" 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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Using “serrement de cœur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E-R-R-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -C-Œ-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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