petit jour
\pə.ti ʒuʁ\
The verdict
“petit jour” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aurore ; aube matinale ; bonne heure.
| 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) |
Where “petit jour” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for petit jour is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.ti ʒuʁ\. 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 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.
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 jour”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T- -J-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.ti ʒuʁ\ (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.