petite-fille
\pə.tit.fij\
The verdict
“petite-fille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fille de l’enfant d’une personne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petite-fille · petite-fille · French
petite-fille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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-fille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.tit.fij\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
petite-fille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.tit.fij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how petite-fille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'arrive à l'Espérance les Hauts, chez Marie-Ange, dite madame Gaston, qui marie aujourd'hui son arrière-petite-fille. […]. Depuis janvier, Yolaine, la petite-fille de Marie-Ange, préparait le mariage.
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.