petit noir

\pti.nwaʁ\

/\pti.nwaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“petit noir” 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) - Tasse de café.

Corpus desk

Index FR-petit-noir · petit noir · French

petit noir · 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.

Key facts for petit noir
PropertyValue
Headwordpetit noir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pti.nwaʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « petit noir » en français

petit noirreste 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 noir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pti.nwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tasse de café.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for petit noir, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is petit noir, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -N-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tasse de café.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je me prendrais bien un petit noir avant de me coucher.
  2. À tour de rôle ils vont au bar du coin se prendre un petit noir.

Synonyms

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 noir"?
"petit noir" is spelled P-E-T-I-T- -N-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pti.nwaʁ\.
What does "petit noir" mean?
As a noun, "petit noir" means: Tasse de café.
How do you pronounce "petit noir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petit noir" is \pti.nwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petit noir" come from?
"petit noir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list