petite phrase
\pə.tit fʁɑz\
The verdict
“petite phrase” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Courte phrase ou citation, volontaire ou non, qui marque les esprits parce qu’elle est facilement détachée de son contexte. Elle devient parfois une locution courante.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petite phrase |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.tit fʁɑz\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petite phrase” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for petite phrase is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.tit fʁɑz\. 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: "Courte phrase ou citation, volontaire ou non, qui marque les esprits parce qu’elle est facilement détachée de son contexte. Elle devient parfois une locution courante.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for petite phrase, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is petite phrase, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -P-H-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Courte phrase ou citation, volontaire ou non, qui marque les esprits parce qu’elle est facilement détachée de son contexte. Elle devient parfois une locution courante.
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 phrase”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T-E- -P-H-R-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.tit fʁɑz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.