petit poussin

\pə.ti pu.sɛ̃\

/\pə.ti pu.sɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“petit poussin” 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
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit poussin.

Key facts for petit poussin
PropertyValue
Headwordpetit poussin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.ti pu.sɛ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “petit poussin” sits in French frequency

petit poussin 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 poussin is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.ti pu.sɛ̃\. 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.

petit poussin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is petit poussin, spelled P-E-T-I-T- -P-O-U-S-S-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit poussin.
  2. 2
    Jeune homme entretenu par une femme plus âgée, une mère poule.
  3. 3
    Très jeune sportif, en dessous de la première limite d’âge.

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 poussin"?
"petit poussin" is spelled P-E-T-I-T- -P-O-U-S-S-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.ti pu.sɛ̃\.
What does "petit poussin" mean?
As a noun, "petit poussin" means: Petit poussin.
How do you pronounce "petit poussin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petit poussin" is \pə.ti pu.sɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petit poussin" come from?
"petit poussin" 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 poussin”

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-U-S-S-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pə.ti pu.sɛ̃\ (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.

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

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