petite bourgeoisie
\pə.tit buʁ.ʒwa.zi\
The verdict
“petite bourgeoisie” 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
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Classe sociale intermédiaire entre la bourgeoisie et le prolétariat.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petite bourgeoisie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.tit buʁ.ʒwa.zi\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petite bourgeoisie” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for petite bourgeoisie is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.tit buʁ.ʒwa.zi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Classe sociale intermédiaire entre la bourgeoisie et le prolétariat.".
Zero misspellings are on record for petite bourgeoisie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is petite bourgeoisie, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S-I-E.
Definition
- 1Classe sociale intermédiaire entre la bourgeoisie et le prolétariat.
This word in other languages
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Using “petite bourgeoisie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T-E- -B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.tit buʁ.ʒwa.zi\ (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.