putto
\pu.to\
The verdict
“putto” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit enfant nu, parfois ailé, dans les représentations artistiques, souvent allégorie de l’amour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-putto · putto · French
putto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | putto |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pu.to\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « putto » en français
Rare enough to double-check
putto is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit enfant nu, parfois ailé, dans les représentations artistiques, souvent allégorie de l’amour.".
Zero misspellings are on record for putto in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is putto, spelled P-U-T-T-O.
Definition
- 1Petit enfant nu, parfois ailé, dans les représentations artistiques, souvent allégorie de l’amour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how putto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Notons qu’il existe, entre les deux races, quelques exemples d’un type mixte : voici un putto couronné de lierre dont la tête fait penser à celle d’un satyreau, ou, mieux encore, un putto sur le point de se métamorphoser en satyreau, […].
On lui reprochera d’avoir travaillé pour l’industrie, ainsi que ses œuvres jugées trop gracieuses où les putti abondent.
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.