tout de suite
/ˌtuːt ˈswiːt/
"tout-de-suite" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tout de suite” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Immediately, right away.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tout-de-suite · tout de suite · English
tout de suite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 de suite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌtuːt ˈswiːt/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tout de suite” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tout de suite is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˌtuːt ˈswiːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Immediately, right away.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tout de suite, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French tout de suite. The correct English form is tout de suite, spelled T-O-U-T- -D-E- -S-U-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Immediately, right away.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tout de suite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If you want to catch the bus, you'd better leave tout de suite!
I’ve got some decent Margaux in the cellar. Let’s get back to my place tout de suite and crack it open.
Etymology
Borrowed from French tout de suite.
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.