petite

[pɘtit]

/[pɘtit]/ adj

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The verdict

“petite” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,801. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,801
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femininum Singular des Adjektivs petit

Corpus desk

Index DE-petite · petite · German

petite · rank #28,801 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,801
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pestizide

Nearest frequency peer: Pestizide (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „petite“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „petite“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

petite vs Pleite
50% similar
petite vs Peine
50% similar
petite vs petit
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for petite
PropertyValue
Headwordpetite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɘtit]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,801
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „petite“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.petiteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pestizide“ (#28,800), „Pflegeversicherung“ (#28,802), „Pensionierung“ (#28,799). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „petite“ bei #28,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around petite (IPA [pɘtit]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,801 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Femininum Singular des Adjektivs petit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for petite, with forms such as "eptite", "peitte", and "petiet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Pleite", "Peine", "petit", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is petite, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femininum Singular des Adjektivs petit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eptite
  • peitte
  • petiet
  • petitte
  • pettie
  • pettite
  • ppetite
  • pteite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of petite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eptite2peitte2petiet2petitte1pettie2pettite1ppetite1pteite2
Edit distance from "petite"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "petite"?
"petite" is spelled P-E-T-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɘtit].
What does "petite" mean?
As an adjective, "petite" means: Femininum Singular des Adjektivs petit
What words are commonly confused with "petite"?
"petite" is commonly confused with "Pleite", "Peine", "petit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "petite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petite" is [pɘtit]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petite" come from?
"petite" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "petite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nächst#28,782reifer#28,824Mystik#28,771musica#28,769

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

parkt8 variantspalazzo8 variantsPonys8 variantsLawine8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list