post-it
\pɔs.tit\
The verdict
“post-it” 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit morceau de papier doté d’une bande adhésive et conçu pour pouvoir être collé et décollé à volonté sur toutes sortes de supports sans les endommager.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | post-it |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔs.tit\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “post-it” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for post-it is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɔs.tit\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for post-it, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is post-it, spelled P-O-S-T---I-T.
Definition
- 1Petit morceau de papier doté d’une bande adhésive et conçu pour pouvoir être collé et décollé à volonté sur toutes sortes de supports sans les endommager.
- 2Petite note virtuelle déposée sur l’écran
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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 “post-it”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-S-T---I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɔs.tit\ (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.