petite souris
\pə.tit su.ʁi\
The verdict
“petite souris” 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) - Créature fantastique censée remplacer par de l’argent la dent de lait que les enfants ont perdue s’ils la laissent sous leur oreiller avant de s’endormir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petite souris |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.tit su.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petite souris” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
petite souris is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.tit su.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Créature fantastique censée remplacer par de l’argent la dent de lait que les enfants ont perdue s’ils la laissent sous leur oreiller avant de s’endormir.".
petite souris has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is petite souris, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -S-O-U-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1Créature fantastique censée remplacer par de l’argent la dent de lait que les enfants ont perdue s’ils la laissent sous leur oreiller avant de s’endormir.
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 souris”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T-E- -S-O-U-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pə.tit su.ʁi\ (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.