petit-gris de Rennes

\pə.ti.ɡʁi də ʁɛn\

/\pə.ti.ɡʁi də ʁɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“petit-gris de Rennes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variété de melon cultivée dans la région rennaise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-petit-gris-de-rennes · petit-gris de Rennes · French

petit-gris de Rennes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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-gris de Rennes
PropertyValue
Headwordpetit-gris de Rennes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.ti.ɡʁi də ʁɛn\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « petit-gris de Rennes » en français

petit-gris de Rennesreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

petit-gris de Rennes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti.ɡʁi də ʁɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variété de melon cultivée dans la région rennaise.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for petit-gris de Rennes, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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-gris de Rennes, spelled P-E-T-I-T---G-R-I-S- -D-E- -R-E-N-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variété de melon cultivée dans la région rennaise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how petit-gris de Rennes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le melon petit-gris de Rennes n’est pas mort.

Synonyms

petit-grispetit Rennais

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-gris de Rennes"?
"petit-gris de Rennes" is spelled P-E-T-I-T---G-R-I-S- -D-E- -R-E-N-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.ti.ɡʁi də ʁɛn\.
What does "petit-gris de Rennes" mean?
As a noun, "petit-gris de Rennes" means: Variété de melon cultivée dans la région rennaise.
How do you pronounce "petit-gris de Rennes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petit-gris de Rennes" is \pə.ti.ɡʁi də ʁɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list