petit bleu
\pə.ti blø\
The verdict
“petit bleu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Télégramme, pneumatique que l’on envoie ou reçoit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petit bleu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti blø\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petit bleu” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
petit bleu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti blø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
petit bleu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 petit bleu, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -B-L-E-U.
Definition
- 1Télégramme, pneumatique que l’on envoie ou reçoit.
- 2Vin ordinaire et médiocre.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “petit bleu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T- -B-L-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.ti blø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.