à tout prix
\a tu pʁi\
The verdict
“à tout prix” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malgré tout.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-tout-prix · à tout prix · French
à tout prix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 prix |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a tu pʁi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à tout prix » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à tout prix is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a tu pʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
à tout prix has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à tout prix, spelled À- -T-O-U-T- -P-R-I-X.
Definition
- 1Malgré tout.
- 2Absolument ; sans faute.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à tout prix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les adversaires de notre comte, voulant à tout prix avoir raison contre lui, exigeaient impérieusement qu’il interrompît les travaux de sa forteresse, et qu’il mît en liberté le Seigneur de Courville sans demander de rançon.
L’idéologisation médiatique de l’antitotalitarisme s'est développée autour d'une assimilation abusive de la défense de la démocratie avec la conservation à tout prix des démocraties libérales telles qu'elles sont, érigées en incarnation définitive du meilleur des régimes possibles.
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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.