petit-pied
\pə.ti.pje\
The verdict
“petit-pied” 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) - Trépied muni d'un vase, destiné à porter un bouquet, mis à la mode au XVIII^(ème) siècle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petit-pied |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti.pje\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petit-pied” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for petit-pied is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.ti.pje\. 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-pied doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is petit-pied, spelled P-E-T-I-T---P-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Trépied muni d'un vase, destiné à porter un bouquet, mis à la mode au XVIII^(ème) siècle.
- 2Os du sabot du cheval.
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-pied”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T---P-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.ti.pje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.