petit coin

\pə.ti kwɛ̃\

/\pə.ti kwɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“petit coin” 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 September 3, 2026) - Les toilettes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-petit-coin · petit coin · French

petit coin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 petit coin
PropertyValue
Headwordpetit coin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.ti kwɛ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « petit coin » en français

petit coinn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

petit coin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti kwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Les toilettes.".

Zero misspellings are on record for petit coin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is petit coin, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -C-O-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Les toilettes.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "petit coin"?
"petit coin" is spelled P-E-T-I-T- -C-O-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.ti kwɛ̃\.
What does "petit coin" mean?
As a noun, "petit coin" means: Les toilettes.
How do you pronounce "petit coin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petit coin" is \pə.ti kwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petit coin" come from?
"petit coin" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list