# petit vs petite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### petit
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɛti/ · frequency rank #20,456*
Petite: small, little.

### petite
*adjective · IPA /pəˈtiːt/ · frequency rank #16,555*
Fairly short and of slim build.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-petite