faire un petit dans le dos
\fɛ.ʁ‿œ̃ pə.ti dɑ̃ lə do\
The verdict
“faire un petit dans le dos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruger quelqu’un, lui faire un mauvais coup, une entourloupe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-un-petit-dans-le-d · faire un petit dans le dos · French
faire un petit dans le dos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faire un petit dans le dos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛ.ʁ‿œ̃ pə.ti dɑ̃ lə do\ |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
faire un petit dans le dos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛ.ʁ‿œ̃ pə.ti dɑ̃ lə do\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gruger quelqu’un, lui faire un mauvais coup, une entourloupe.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for faire un petit dans le dos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is faire un petit dans le dos, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -U-N- -P-E-T-I-T- -D-A-N-S- -L-E- -D-O-S.
Definition
- 1Gruger quelqu’un, lui faire un mauvais coup, une entourloupe.
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.