minute papillon

\mi.nyt pa.pi.jɔ̃\

/\mi.nyt pa.pi.jɔ̃\/ intj

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The verdict

“minute papillon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Pas si vite !

Key facts for minute papillon
PropertyValue
Headwordminute papillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\mi.nyt pa.pi.jɔ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “minute papillon” sits in French frequency

minute papillon falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

minute papillon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \mi.nyt pa.pi.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for minute papillon in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is minute papillon, spelled M-I-N-U-T-E- -P-A-P-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pas si vite !
  2. 2
    Se dit pour exprimer son désaccord.

This word in other languages

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "minute papillon"?
"minute papillon" is spelled M-I-N-U-T-E- -P-A-P-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.nyt pa.pi.jɔ̃\.
What does "minute papillon" mean?
As an interjection, "minute papillon" means: Pas si vite !
How do you pronounce "minute papillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minute papillon" is \mi.nyt pa.pi.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minute papillon" come from?
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Using “minute papillon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-I-N-U-T-E- -P-A-P-I-L-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mi.nyt pa.pi.jɔ̃\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list