sœurette

\sœ.ʁɛt\

/\sœ.ʁɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“sœurette” is uncommon French (frequency #72,780 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,780
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite sœur.

Key facts for sœurette
PropertyValue
Headwordsœurette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sœ.ʁɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sœurette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sœurette lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sœurette is uncommon French at frequency #72,780 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sœ.ʁɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petite sœur.".

sœurette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sœurette, spelled S-Œ-U-R-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite sœur.

This word in other languages

Schwesterchen(Deutsch)mana(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sœurette"?
"sœurette" is spelled S-Œ-U-R-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sœ.ʁɛt\.
What does "sœurette" mean?
As a noun, "sœurette" means: Petite sœur.
How do you pronounce "sœurette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sœurette" is \sœ.ʁɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sœurette" come from?
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Using “sœurette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-Œ-U-R-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sœ.ʁɛt\ (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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list