petit-fils
\pə.ti.fis\
The verdict
“petit-fils” 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) - Fils du fils ou de la fille d’une personne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petit-fils · petit-fils · French
petit-fils · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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-fils |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti.fis\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
petit-fils is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti.fis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fils du fils ou de la fille d’une personne.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for petit-fils, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is petit-fils, spelled P-E-T-I-T---F-I-L-S.
Definition
- 1Fils du fils ou de la fille d’une personne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petit-fils appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il mourut l’année d’après, léguant à son petit-fils John, mineur, sa pairie qui, du reste, devait s’éteindre en 1768.
Ce n’étaient pas proprement les neveux de l’empereur, mais ses petits-neveux, petits-fils de sa sœur Domitilla, et fils de Flavia Domitilla et de Flavius Clémens.
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.