petit pot

\pə.ti po\

/\pə.ti po\/ noun

The verdict

“petit pot” 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
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite portion de nourriture préparée pour un bébé et présentée dans un pot de verre.

Key facts for petit pot
PropertyValue
Headwordpetit pot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.ti po\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “petit pot” sits in French frequency

petit pot falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for petit pot is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.ti po\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for petit pot in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is petit pot, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -P-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite portion de nourriture préparée pour un bébé et présentée dans un pot de verre.
  2. 2
    Pot de chambre pour bambin.
  3. 3
    Petit-déjeuner à la cantine.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "petit pot"?
"petit pot" is spelled P-E-T-I-T- -P-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.ti po\.
What does "petit pot" mean?
As a noun, "petit pot" means: Petite portion de nourriture préparée pour un bébé et présentée dans un pot de verre.
How do you pronounce "petit pot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petit pot" is \pə.ti po\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petit pot" come from?
"petit pot" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “petit pot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T- -P-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pə.ti po\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list