miette à miette
\mjɛ.t‿a mjɛt\
The verdict
“miette à miette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit à petit, en procédant par petites parties successives comparées à des miettes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | miette à miette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \mjɛ.t‿a mjɛt\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “miette à miette” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
miette à miette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \mjɛ.t‿a mjɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit à petit, en procédant par petites parties successives comparées à des miettes.".
No misspelling variants are generated for miette à miette in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is miette à miette, spelled M-I-E-T-T-E- -À- -M-I-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Petit à petit, en procédant par petites parties successives comparées à des miettes.
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.
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Using “miette à miette”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-I-E-T-T-E- -À- -M-I-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mjɛ.t‿a mjɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.