tout court
/ˌtuː ˈkɔː/
"tout-court" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tout court” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Just, simply; without addition or qualification; alone.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tout-court · tout court · English
tout court · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | tout court |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌtuː ˈkɔː/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tout court” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tout court is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˌtuː ˈkɔː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Just, simply; without addition or qualification; alone.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tout court, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French tout court. The correct English form is tout court, spelled T-O-U-T- -C-O-U-R-T.
Definition
- 1Just, simply; without addition or qualification; alone.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tout court appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Harry was ‘Master Harry’ in their mouths; Judy was officially ‘Miss Judy’; but Black Sheep was never anything more than Black Sheep tout court.
People did not bow down and worship a rock tout court; the rock was simply a focus that directed their attention to the mysterious essence of life.
Etymology
Borrowed from French tout court.
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.