pété de thunes

\pe.te də tyn\

/\pe.te də tyn\/ adj

The verdict

“pété de thunes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très riche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pete-de-thunes · pété de thunes · French

pété de thunes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for pété de thunes
PropertyValue
Headwordpété de thunes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pe.te də tyn\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pété de thunes » en français

pété de thunessiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pété de thunes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pe.te də tyn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très riche.".

No misspelling variants are generated for pété de thunes in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pété de thunes, spelled P-É-T-É- -D-E- -T-H-U-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très riche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pété de thunes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En plus, il est toujours pété de thunes... Les fringues qui déchirent le plus, c’est lui... Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Dolce et Gabbana, il est no limit...
  2. […] et on emménage dans une villa barclaysienne, loin de toute contingence matérielle ou domestique, dès l’épisode suivant. Les femmes sont pétées de thunes et paradent en 36, les hommes sont navigateurs, entrepreneurs, prêtres défroqués, […].

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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 "pété de thunes"?
"pété de thunes" is spelled P-É-T-É- -D-E- -T-H-U-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.te də tyn\.
What does "pété de thunes" mean?
As an adjective, "pété de thunes" means: Très riche.
How do you pronounce "pété de thunes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pété de thunes" is \pe.te də tyn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pété de thunes" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list