Petit Chaperon rouge

\pə.ti ʃa.pʁɔ̃ ʁuʒ\

/\pə.ti ʃa.pʁɔ̃ ʁuʒ\/ name

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The verdict

“Petit Chaperon rouge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Surnom porté par l’héroïne d’un conte populaire consigné par écrit par Charles Perrault en France et des frères Grimm en Allemagne.

Key facts for Petit Chaperon rouge
PropertyValue
HeadwordPetit Chaperon rouge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pə.ti ʃa.pʁɔ̃ ʁuʒ\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Petit Chaperon rouge” sits in French frequency

Petit Chaperon rouge falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Petit Chaperon rouge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \pə.ti ʃa.pʁɔ̃ ʁuʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Surnom porté par l’héroïne d’un conte populaire consigné par écrit par Charles Perrault en France et des frères Grimm en Allemagne.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Petit Chaperon rouge in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Petit Chaperon rouge, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -C-H-A-P-E-R-O-N- -R-O-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surnom porté par l’héroïne d’un conte populaire consigné par écrit par Charles Perrault en France et des frères Grimm en Allemagne.

This word in other languages

Little Red Riding Hood(English)Rotkäppchen(Deutsch)

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 "Petit Chaperon rouge"?
"Petit Chaperon rouge" is spelled P-E-T-I-T- -C-H-A-P-E-R-O-N- -R-O-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.ti ʃa.pʁɔ̃ ʁuʒ\.
What does "Petit Chaperon rouge" mean?
As a proper noun, "Petit Chaperon rouge" means: Surnom porté par l’héroïne d’un conte populaire consigné par écrit par Charles Perrault en France et des frères Grimm en Allemagne.
How do you pronounce "Petit Chaperon rouge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Petit Chaperon rouge" is \pə.ti ʃa.pʁɔ̃ ʁuʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Petit Chaperon rouge" come from?
"Petit Chaperon rouge" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Petit Chaperon rouge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T- -C-H-A-P-E-R-O-N- -R-O-U-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pə.ti ʃa.pʁɔ̃ ʁuʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list