serrement de cœur
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 September 3, 2026) - État du cœur quand on est saisi de tristesse, de regret, d’angoisse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-serrement-de-c-ur · serrement de cœur · French
serrement de cœur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | serrement de cœur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « serrement de cœur » en français
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
- 1État du cœur quand on est saisi de tristesse, de regret, d’angoisse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how serrement de cœur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Guillaume éprouva un serrement de cœur indéfinissable à voir ainsi sa pudique Jeanne sous les regards brûlants de cet homme.
Quand Félicité emménagea, elle eut un affreux serrement de cœur. Demeurer chez les autres, en province, est un aveu de pauvreté.
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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.