un petit peu
\œ̃ pə.ti pø\
The verdict
“un petit peu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un peu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-un-petit-peu · un petit peu · French
un petit peu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | un petit peu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \œ̃ pə.ti pø\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
un petit peu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \œ̃ pə.ti pø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un peu.".
No misspelling variants are generated for un petit peu in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is un petit peu, spelled U-N- -P-E-T-I-T- -P-E-U.
Definition
- 1Un peu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how un petit peu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'ai un petit peu mal.
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.