sous-pression
\su.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“sous-pression” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pression inférieure à la pression requise.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sous-pression · sous-pression · French
sous-pression · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | sous-pression |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \su.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sous-pression is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
sous-pression doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sous-pression, spelled S-O-U-S---P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Pression inférieure à la pression requise.
- 2Pression inférieure à la pression du milieu.
Synonyms
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.