petit
[pəˈtit]
The verdict
“petit” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,809 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #22,809
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chico, corto, escaso, pequeño o reducido.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petit |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pəˈtit] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #22,809 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petit” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for petit is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pəˈtit]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,809 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 petit, with forms such as "eptit", "peitt", and "petitt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pit", "peto", "petro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is petit, spelled P-E-T-I-T.
Definition
- 1Chico, corto, escaso, pequeño o reducido.
- 2Joven.
- 3Humilde o modesto.
- 4Insignificante o trivial.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eptit,peitt,petitt,petti,pettit,ppetit,pteit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of petit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “petit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-T-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pəˈtit] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pit” - see the side-by-side comparison. petit vs pit
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.