petit juif
\pə.ti ʒɥif\
The verdict
“petit juif” 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) - Nerf ulnaire, qui rend la pointe du coude sensible aux chocs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petit-juif · petit juif · French
petit juif · 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 juif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti ʒɥif\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
petit juif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti ʒɥif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petit juif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
M. Bloom lui toucha doucement le petit juif pour la mettre en garde.
Hé, mon p'tit juif, t'as toujours des plans d'nègre!
Synonyms
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.