petite maison
\pə.tit mɛ.zɔ̃\
The verdict
“petite maison” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maison située dans un lieu discret et destiné ordinairement à des rendez-vous galants.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petite maison |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.tit mɛ.zɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petite maison” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
petite maison is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.tit mɛ.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maison située dans un lieu discret et destiné ordinairement à des rendez-vous galants.".
petite maison has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is petite maison, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -M-A-I-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Maison située dans un lieu discret et destiné ordinairement à des rendez-vous galants.
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 maison”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T-E- -M-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.tit mɛ.zɔ̃\ (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.