pequeno
\pɨ.kˈe.nu\
The verdict
“pequeno” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit, Faible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pequeno · pequeno · French
pequeno · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pequeno |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɨ.kˈe.nu\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pequeno is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɨ.kˈe.nu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pequeno, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 pequeno, spelled P-E-Q-U-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1Petit, Faible.
- 2Petit, très jeune.
- 3Petit, mesquin, médiocre.
- 4Petit, de petite taille.
- 5Petit, de dimensions ou taille réduites.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pequeno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(A caravela) era uma embarcação leve e veloz para as condições da época, de pequeno calado, permitindo por isso aproximar-se bastante da terra firme e evitar até certo ponto o perigo de encalhar.
Quando era pequena tivera vontade intensa de criar um bicho. Mas a tia achava que ter um bicho era mais uma boca para comer. Então a menina inventou que só lhe cabia criar pulgas pois não merecia o amor de um cão.
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.