tresse

/\tʁɛs\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,847

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tresse is aFrenchnoun. It means: Assemblage de petits cordons, de fils, de cheveux, etc. entrelacés. Pronounced \tʁɛs\. Often confused with trêve and triste.

Key facts for tresse
PropertyValue
Headwordtresse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɛs\
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,847
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tresse in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tresse is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁɛs\. Corpus data places it at rank #30,847 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tresse, with forms such as "rtesse", "tersse", and "trese". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "trêve", "triste", "tueuse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is tresse, spelled T-R-E-S-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assemblage de petits cordons, de fils, de cheveux, etc. entrelacés.
  2. 2
    Natte ; mèche de cheveux tressée.
  3. 3
    Spécialité de pain au beurre composée de deux ou trois boudins de pâte tressés.
  4. 4
    Partie du bas de ligne située entre la soie et la queue-de-rat, constituée de fils tressés.
  5. 5
    Réunion de brins deux à deux disjoints.
  6. 6
    Travail de vannerie.
  7. 7
    Pain brioché sucré fait en tordant ensemble deux bandes de pâte.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtesse,tersse,trese,treses,trresse,trsese,ttresse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tresse

Misspelling Variants of "tresse"

rtesse6tersse6trese5treses6trresse7trsese6ttresse7
Misspelling Variants of "tresse"

Frequency rank: #30,847 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tresse"?
"tresse" is spelled T-R-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɛs\.
What does "tresse" mean?
As a noun, "tresse" means: Assemblage de petits cordons, de fils, de cheveux, etc. entrelacés.
What words are commonly confused with "tresse"?
"tresse" is commonly confused with "trêve", "triste", "tueuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tresse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tresse" is \tʁɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tresse" come from?
"tresse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.