-ot
French, suffix/o/
-ot is spelled O-T (2 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,322nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -ot is a French masculine suffix meaning “forms the diminutive of certain words; often the meaning changes unpredictably” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suffixe diminutif”.
What does -ot mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculineforms the diminutive of certain words; often the meaning changes unpredictably
frère (“brother”) + -ot → frérot (“little brother, kid; bro”)
suffix
- 1
masculineforms the diminutive of names
Pierre + -ot → Pierrot
suffix
- 1
forms the diminutive of adjectives
petit (“small”) + -ot → petiot (“teeny, tiny”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vingtième-cinquième lettre de l’alphabet glagolitique, Ⱉ. 2. Ancienne lettre de l’alphabet cyrillique.
suffix: 1. Suffixe diminutif. 2. Utilisé pour former certains gentilés. 3. Pour former des noms d’agent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -ot
- ots plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -ot?
- /o/
- \ɔt\
- \o\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -ot in French?
-ot appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).