à tout berzingue
\a tu bɛʁ.zɛ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“à tout berzingue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - À toute allure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-tout-berzingue · à tout berzingue · French
à tout berzingue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à tout berzingue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a tu bɛʁ.zɛ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à tout berzingue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à tout berzingue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a tu bɛʁ.zɛ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à tout berzingue, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 à tout berzingue, spelled À- -T-O-U-T- -B-E-R-Z-I-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1À toute allure.
- 2À fond, à tout casser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à tout berzingue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le président des Assises l’avait remerciée pour son courage et lui avait cloqué les condoléances du jury auquel on avait distribué des oignons à tout berzingue pour faciliter son émotion.
J'ai la tête en marmelade de groseilles, et tout danse autour de moi, comme aux Folies Bergères. Pourtant, j’suis pas au cabaret, mais plutôt dans les coulisses d'un entrepôt. Et ça continue à tourner autour de moi à tout berzingue.
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.