sierre

\ˈsje.re\

/\ˈsje.re\/ verb

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The verdict

“sierre” is uncommon French (frequency #61,893 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,893
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de serrar.

Key facts for sierre
PropertyValue
Headwordsierre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈsje.re\
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sierre” 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). sierre lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

sierre is uncommon French at frequency #61,893 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈsje.re\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sierre in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sierre, spelled S-I-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de serrar.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de serrar.
  3. 3
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’impératif de serrar.

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 "sierre"?
"sierre" is spelled S-I-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈsje.re\.
What does "sierre" mean?
As a verb, "sierre" means: Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de serrar.
How do you pronounce "sierre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sierre" is \ˈsje.re\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sierre" come from?
"sierre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sierre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-I-E-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈsje.re\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list