petit nom
\pə.ti nɔ̃\
The verdict
“petit nom” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surnom, diminutif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petit-nom · petit nom · French
petit nom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 nom |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti nɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
petit nom is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti nɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for petit nom, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is petit nom, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -N-O-M.
Definition
- 1Surnom, diminutif.
- 2Prénom.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petit nom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je suis le bouffon de la cité Le souffre-douleur du quartier La tafiole, le petit pédé Mon petit nom, c’est enculé
Je ne voyage jamais dans ces contrées sans me faire accompagner d'un ami, que j'appellerai, de son petit nom, Sylvain.
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.