ptui
The verdict
“ptui” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an onomatopoeia. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marque le dégoût par un crachat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ptui · ptui · French
ptui · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ptui |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Onomatopoeia |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ptui » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ptui is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anonomatopoeia. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marque le dégoût par un crachat.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ptui in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ptui, spelled P-T-U-I.
Definition
- 1Marque le dégoût par un crachat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ptui appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un Allemand qui s’anime, ça fait des gestes, comme un – ptui ! – vulgaire Rital.
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.