petite calorie
\pə.tit ka.lɔ.ʁi\
The verdict
“petite calorie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calorie utilisée dans la physique, la chimie et l’ingénierie, qui vaut environ 4,2 joules, par opposition à la calorie utilisée dans la diététique, qui vaut 1000 petites calories, soit environ 4,2 ...
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Index FR-petite-calorie · petite calorie · French
petite calorie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petite calorie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.tit ka.lɔ.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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petite calorie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.tit ka.lɔ.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Calorie utilisée dans la physique, la chimie et l’ingénierie, qui vaut environ 4,2 joules, par opposition à la calorie utilisée dans la diététique, qui vaut 1000 petites calories, soit environ 4,2 ...".
Zero misspellings are on record for petite calorie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is petite calorie, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -C-A-L-O-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Calorie utilisée dans la physique, la chimie et l’ingénierie, qui vaut environ 4,2 joules, par opposition à la calorie utilisée dans la diététique, qui vaut 1000 petites calories, soit environ 4,2 kilojoules.
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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.