petto

[ˈpɛtto]

/[ˈpɛtto]/ noun

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The verdict

“petto” is uncommon German (frequency #58,169 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,169
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Brust, der Oberkörper

Key facts for petto
PropertyValue
Headwordpetto
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛtto]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “petto” sits in German 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). petto 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

petto is uncommon German at frequency #58,169 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛtto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

petto has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is petto, spelled P-E-T-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Brust, der Oberkörper
  2. 2
    die Brust, der Oberkörper
  3. 3
    das Herz

Synonyms

cuore

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 "petto"?
"petto" is spelled P-E-T-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛtto].
What does "petto" mean?
As a noun, "petto" means: die Brust, der Oberkörper
How do you pronounce "petto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petto" is [ˈpɛtto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petto" come from?
"petto" is a German 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 “petto”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-T-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpɛtto] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German 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