# petit

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɛti/ · frequency rank #20,456

## Definitions
1. Petite: small, little.
2. Petty, in its various senses:
3. Petty, in its various senses:
4. Petty, in its various senses:
5. Petty, in its various senses:

## Etymology
From Middle English petit, from Old French petit, from Late Latin *pitittus, diminutive of Latin *pit-, possibly from Proto-Celtic *pett- (“part, bit, piece”) (see Latin pettia), or of imitative origin.
Compare also Latin pitinnus (“small”), pitulus, Italian pezza. Doublet of petty.

## Easily confused with
- **pit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-pit)
- **pets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-pets)
- **Pitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-pitt)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-putt)
- **Petr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-petr)
- **Putin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-putin)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-petty)
- **petra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-petra)
- **petri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-petri)
- **posit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-posit)
- **poetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-poetic)
- **petite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-petite)
- **Petrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-petrie)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pet-vs-petit)
- **PEI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pei-vs-petit)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pete-vs-petit)
- **pest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pest-vs-petit)
- **peat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peat-vs-petit)
- **peri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-petit)
- **pelt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pelt-vs-petit)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eptit`, `peitt`, `petitt`, `petti`, `pettit`, `ppetit`, `pteit`

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