de but en blanc
\də by.t‿ɑ̃ blɑ̃\
The verdict
“de but en blanc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Façon de tirer à portée moyenne et en ligne droite.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de but en blanc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də by.t‿ɑ̃ blɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “de but en blanc” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
de but en blanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də by.t‿ɑ̃ blɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
de but en blanc doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is de but en blanc, spelled D-E- -B-U-T- -E-N- -B-L-A-N-C.
Definition
- 1Façon de tirer à portée moyenne et en ligne droite.
- 2Directement, brusquement, sans préambule ni précautions.
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.
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Using “de but en blanc”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E- -B-U-T- -E-N- -B-L-A-N-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \də by.t‿ɑ̃ blɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.