petite amie
\pə.ti.t‿a.mi\
The verdict
“petite amie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Femme avec qui le sujet vit une relation de couple amoureuse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petite amie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti.t‿a.mi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petite amie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
petite amie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ti.t‿a.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme avec qui le sujet vit une relation de couple amoureuse.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for petite amie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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 carries no recorded etymology, 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 petite amie, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -A-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1Femme avec qui le sujet vit une relation de couple amoureuse.
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.
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Using “petite amie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T-E- -A-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.ti.t‿a.mi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.