avant tout
\a.vɑ̃ tu\
The verdict
“avant tout” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prioritairement ; en premier lieu ; avant toute chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avant-tout · avant tout · French
avant tout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | avant tout |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a.vɑ̃ tu\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « avant tout » en français
Rare enough to double-check
avant tout is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a.vɑ̃ tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for avant tout in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is avant tout, spelled A-V-A-N-T- -T-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1Prioritairement ; en premier lieu ; avant toute chose.
- 2Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avant tout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La santé, ça passe avant tout.
Entre 1939 et 1942, les blitzkriegs successifs de la Wehrmacht exploitèrent, avant tout, un effet psychologique.
This word in other languages
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.