Petite Ourse
\pə.ti.t‿uʁs\
The verdict
“Petite Ourse” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a proper 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) - Petite constellation en astronomie occidentale, dont l’extrémité de la queue est matérialisée par Polaris, l'actuelle étoile polaire nord. Elle est bordée par Céphée, la Girafe et le Dragon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Petite Ourse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \pə.ti.t‿uʁs\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Petite Ourse” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Petite Ourse is 12 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.ti.t‿uʁs\. 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: "Petite constellation en astronomie occidentale, dont l’extrémité de la queue est matérialisée par Polaris, l'actuelle étoile polaire nord. Elle est bordée par Céphée, la Girafe et le Dragon.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Petite Ourse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Petite Ourse, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -O-U-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Petite constellation en astronomie occidentale, dont l’extrémité de la queue est matérialisée par Polaris, l'actuelle étoile polaire nord. Elle est bordée par Céphée, la Girafe et le Dragon.
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 Ourse”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T-E- -O-U-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.ti.t‿uʁs\ (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.