surtout

[syʁ.tu]

/[syʁ.tu]/ adv

The verdict

“surtout” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sobre todo, principalmente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-surtout · surtout · Spanish

surtout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 surtout
PropertyValue
Headwordsurtout
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[syʁ.tu]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “surtout” en español

surtoutqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

surtout is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [syʁ.tu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sobre todo, principalmente.".

surtout doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is surtout, spelled S-U-R-T-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sobre todo, principalmente.

Synonyms

principalement

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 "surtout"?
"surtout" is spelled S-U-R-T-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [syʁ.tu].
What does "surtout" mean?
As an adverb, "surtout" means: Sobre todo, principalmente.
How do you pronounce "surtout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surtout" is [syʁ.tu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surtout" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list