petite reine

\pə.tit ʁɛn\

/\pə.tit ʁɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“petite reine” 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) - Bicyclette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-petite-reine · petite reine · French

petite reine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for petite reine
PropertyValue
Headwordpetite reine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.tit ʁɛn\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « petite reine » en français

petite reinereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

petite reine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.tit ʁɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bicyclette.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for petite reine, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is petite reine, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -R-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bicyclette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how petite reine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un trône français pour la petite reine chinoise (à propos de bicyclette)
  2. La petite reine… une histoire ancienne… post-révolutionnaire…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "petite reine"?
"petite reine" is spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -R-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.tit ʁɛn\.
What does "petite reine" mean?
As a noun, "petite reine" means: Bicyclette.
How do you pronounce "petite reine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petite reine" is \pə.tit ʁɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petite reine" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list