petit doigt
\pə.ti dwa\
The verdict
“petit doigt” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Auriculaire. Le plus petit doigt de la main.
| 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) |
Where “petit doigt” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for petit doigt is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.ti dwa\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “petit doigt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T- -D-O-I-G-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.ti dwa\ (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.