un petit peu
\œ̃ pə.ti pø\
The verdict
“un petit peu” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un peu.
| 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) |
Where “un petit peu” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for un petit peu is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \œ̃ pə.ti pø\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “un petit peu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is U-N- -P-E-T-I-T- -P-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \œ̃ pə.ti pø\ (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.