petit bout de chou
\pə.ti bu də ʃu\
The verdict
“petit bout de chou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune enfant, bébé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petit-bout-de-chou · petit bout de chou · French
petit bout de chou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 bout de chou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti bu də ʃu\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « petit bout de chou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
petit bout de chou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti bu də ʃu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeune enfant, bébé.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for petit bout de chou in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is petit bout de chou, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -B-O-U-T- -D-E- -C-H-O-U.
Definition
- 1Jeune enfant, bébé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how petit bout de chou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et là, c'est au baptême de mon filleul... Regardez ce petit bout de chou.
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.