pet-de-nonne
\pɛ də nɔn\
The verdict
“pet-de-nonne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit beignet soufflé fait en pâte à choux.
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Index FR-pet-de-nonne · pet-de-nonne · French
pet-de-nonne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | pet-de-nonne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛ də nɔn\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pet-de-nonne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ də nɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit beignet soufflé fait en pâte à choux.".
No misspelling variants are generated for pet-de-nonne in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pet-de-nonne, spelled P-E-T---D-E---N-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Petit beignet soufflé fait en pâte à choux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pet-de-nonne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les pets-de-nonne sont trop légers pour être rangés dans la catégorie des étouffe-chrétiens.
Par éviscération abdominale, le légiste (aidé d’une brigade de mitrons) dénombra par ordre d’entrée en scène : 18 tartelettes amandines, 26 pets-de-nonne, 13 paris-brest, 8 polonaises, 3 apfelstrudels, 1 demi saint-honoré, 5 poires Bourdaloue, 6 religieuses, 34 profiteroles, 3 quarts de kugelhopf, 1 brioche à la parisienne, 1 cake à l’ancienne, 3 babas au…
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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.