petit écran
\pə.ti.t‿e.kʁɑ̃\
The verdict
“petit écran” 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) - Télévision.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petit-ecran · petit écran · French
petit écran · 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 écran |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti.t‿e.kʁɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « petit écran » en français
Rare enough to double-check
petit écran is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti.t‿e.kʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Télévision.".
Zero misspellings are on record for petit écran in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is petit écran, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -É-C-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1Télévision.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petit écran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Star du petit écran dans les années 90 avec son émission de témoignages à visage découvert sur toutes sortes de sévices et malheurs, il vécut sur la bête autant que possible. Puis, un jour, la bête est morte et ça n'a plus été possible.
C’est également durant les années 1960 qu’il anime avec brio divers rendez-vous au petit écran.
Synonyms
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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.