petit bonhomme
\pə.ti bɔ.nɔm\
The verdict
“petit bonhomme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Garçonnet ; jeune garçon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petit-bonhomme · petit bonhomme · French
petit bonhomme · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petit bonhomme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti bɔ.nɔm\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
petit bonhomme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti bɔ.nɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Garçonnet ; jeune garçon.".
petit bonhomme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 bonhomme, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -B-O-N-H-O-M-M-E.
Definition
- 1Garçonnet ; jeune garçon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petit bonhomme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Déjà, le garçonnet montrait une tête pleine de crolles encore courtes et drues, comme celles de Lucius Verus : demain seulement, mordues par un peigne autorisé, elles se dresseraient et achèveraient de s'épanouir librement sur le petit bonhomme sanctifié.
Le petit bonhomme s’était réveillé et dardait sur moi ses grandes soucoupes emplies de souveraine indifférence. Évidemment, on verrait plus tard pour les remerciements. Sa main cherchait sa bouche et il se fourra le pouce à deux reprises dans le nez avant de trouver le bon orifice et de se mettre à suçoter tranquillement.
This word in other languages
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.