petit jour
\pə.ti ʒuʁ\
The verdict
“petit jour” 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) - Aurore ; aube matinale ; bonne heure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petit-jour · petit jour · French
petit jour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 jour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti ʒuʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « petit jour » en français
Rare enough to double-check
petit jour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti ʒuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for petit jour, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is petit jour, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -J-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Aurore ; aube matinale ; bonne heure.
- 2Jour de réception où sont accueillis les intimes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petit jour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis cinq jours, il ne sort plus de chez lui, et fait dire qu’il est au lit. Mais dimanche, à six heures du matin, au petit jour, il est sorti pour aller à la messe.
Ce matin-là, dans le petit jour d’un hiver pluvieux, cinglé d’une bise aigre, à Chartres, Durtal, frissonnant, mal à l’aise, quitta la terrasse.
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.