aller au petit coin
\a.le o pə.ti kwɛ̃\
The verdict
“aller au petit coin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aller aux toilettes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aller-au-petit-coin · aller au petit coin · French
aller au petit coin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aller au petit coin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.le o pə.ti kwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aller au petit coin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aller au petit coin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le o pə.ti kwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aller aux toilettes.".
aller au petit coin has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aller au petit coin, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -A-U- -P-E-T-I-T- -C-O-I-N.
Definition
- 1Aller aux toilettes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aller au petit coin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si les excréments sont « un tue-l’amour absolu », selon Jean-Claude Kaufmann, c’est parce que notre façon d’aller au petit coin est révélatrice de nos rapports à l’intimité.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.