de coutume
\də ku.tym\
The verdict
“de coutume” 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) - À l’ordinaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-coutume · de coutume · French
de coutume · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | de coutume |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də ku.tym\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de coutume » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de coutume is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də ku.tym\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À l’ordinaire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for de coutume, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is de coutume, spelled D-E- -C-O-U-T-U-M-E.
Definition
- 1À l’ordinaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de coutume appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'habitais Pétrograd et je déjeunais de coutume à la table de « Conseil des commissaires du peuple de la Commune du Nord », où l'on nous offrait de délicieux bouillons au cheval faisandé.
Vers le milieu de l'année 1841, à la suite de quelques exactions financières plus rudes que de coutume, une partie des populations chrétiennes de la Bulgarie se souleva contre les Turcs.
Synonyms
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.