petit juif
\pə.ti ʒɥif\
The verdict
“petit juif” 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) - Nerf ulnaire, qui rend la pointe du coude sensible aux chocs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petit juif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti ʒɥif\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petit juif” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for petit juif is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.ti ʒɥif\. 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.
petit juif doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is petit juif, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -J-U-I-F.
Definition
- 1Nerf ulnaire, qui rend la pointe du coude sensible aux chocs.
- 2Expression par une personne aînée pour désigner un garnement, un vaurien ou même un simple enfant espiègle.
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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.
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Using “petit juif”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T- -J-U-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.ti ʒɥif\ (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.