d’abord et avant tout
\d‿ab.ɔ.ʁ‿e a.vɑ̃ tu\
The verdict
“d’abord et 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
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’abord, en tout premier lieu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-d-abord-et-avant-tout · d’abord et avant tout · French
d’abord et avant tout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | d’abord et avant tout |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \d‿ab.ɔ.ʁ‿e a.vɑ̃ tu\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
d’abord et avant tout is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \d‿ab.ɔ.ʁ‿e a.vɑ̃ tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’abord, en tout premier lieu.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for d’abord et avant tout, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is d’abord et avant tout, spelled D-’-A-B-O-R-D- -E-T- -A-V-A-N-T- -T-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1D’abord, en tout premier lieu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how d’abord et avant tout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’y a pas de guerre agressive qui ne se dise d’abord et avant tout défensive…
Les PDG des grandes entreprises qui s’érigent aujourd’hui comme contre-pouvoirs défendent le capitalisme d’abord et avant tout, et l’instabilité politique, c’est mauvais pour les affaires.
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.