avant toute chose
\a.vɑ̃ tut ʃoz\
The verdict
“avant toute chose” 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 May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de avant toutes choses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avant toute chose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a.vɑ̃ tut ʃoz\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avant toute chose” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
avant toute chose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a.vɑ̃ tut ʃoz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de avant toutes choses.".
No misspelling variants are generated for avant toute chose in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is avant toute chose, spelled A-V-A-N-T- -T-O-U-T-E- -C-H-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de avant toutes choses.
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.
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Using “avant toute chose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-V-A-N-T- -T-O-U-T-E- -C-H-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.