un peu mon petit

\œ̃ pø mɔ̃ pti\

/\œ̃ pø mɔ̃ pti\/ intj

The verdict

“un peu mon petit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tout à fait, absolument.

Corpus desk

Index FR-un-peu-mon-petit · un peu mon petit · French

un peu mon petit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for un peu mon petit
PropertyValue
Headwordun peu mon petit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\œ̃ pø mɔ̃ pti\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « un peu mon petit » en français

un peu mon petitn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

un peu mon petit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \œ̃ pø mɔ̃ pti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tout à fait, absolument.".

No misspelling variants are generated for un peu mon petit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is un peu mon petit, spelled U-N- -P-E-U- -M-O-N- -P-E-T-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tout à fait, absolument.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how un peu mon petit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. « Triple corne de cocu ! grogna une voix rauque, qui n’était autre que celle de La Râpée, j’ai manqué mon coup. — Un peu, mon petit, répondit Hérode, je suis pourtant assez gros ; il faut que tu sois diantrement maladroit ; mais toi, pare celle-là. »

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "un peu mon petit"?
"un peu mon petit" is spelled U-N- -P-E-U- -M-O-N- -P-E-T-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \œ̃ pø mɔ̃ pti\.
What does "un peu mon petit" mean?
As an interjection, "un peu mon petit" means: Tout à fait, absolument.
How do you pronounce "un peu mon petit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "un peu mon petit" is \œ̃ pø mɔ̃ pti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "un peu mon petit" come from?
"un peu mon petit" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list