au bout du compte
\o bu dy kɔ̃t\
The verdict
“au bout du compte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tout considéré ; après tout.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-bout-du-compte · au bout du compte · French
au bout du compte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | au bout du compte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o bu dy kɔ̃t\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au bout du compte » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au bout du compte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o bu dy kɔ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tout considéré ; après tout.".
au bout du compte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 au bout du compte, spelled A-U- -B-O-U-T- -D-U- -C-O-M-P-T-E.
Definition
- 1Tout considéré ; après tout.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au bout du compte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La prochaine guerre sera gagnée au bout du compte par les sous-marins et les avions, et nous devrions dépenser plus d’argent à les développer qu'à gaspiller nos ressources en construisant des dreadnoughts dont la seule fonction est de torpiller les cuirassés allemands et de se faire torpiller leur tour.
Je ne me suis jamais sentie si vivante et si lucide. Tante Resara affirmait que la séduction était un sport plus excitant que la fauconnerie, et je dois dire, au bout du compte, qu’elle avait raison.
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.