petit doigt
\pə.ti dwa\
The verdict
“petit doigt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auriculaire. Le plus petit doigt de la main.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petit-doigt · petit doigt · French
petit doigt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petit doigt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti dwa\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « petit doigt » en français
Rare enough to double-check
petit doigt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti dwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for petit doigt, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 doigt, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -D-O-I-G-T.
Definition
- 1Auriculaire. Le plus petit doigt de la main.
- 2Intuition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petit doigt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Adieu, reine ; comptez sur ma protection ; voici une bague que vous allez passer à votre petit doigt ; tant qu’elle y sera, vous ne manquerez de rien.
On n’alla pas heureusement jusqu’à le traiter de sorcier ; mais sa clientèle se restreignit encore, on le regarda comme un original auquel les personnes de la bonne société ne devaient pas confier le bout de leur petit doigt, sous peine de se compromettre.
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.