petite-fille
\pə.tit.fij\
The verdict
“petite-fille” 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fille de l’enfant d’une personne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petite-fille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.tit.fij\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petite-fille” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for petite-fille is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.tit.fij\. 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: "Fille de l’enfant d’une personne.".
petite-fille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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-fille, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E---F-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Fille de l’enfant d’une personne.
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-fille”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T-E---F-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.tit.fij\ (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.