de suite
\də sɥit\
The verdict
“de suite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - L’un après l’autre, sans interruption.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-suite · de suite · French
de suite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 suite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də sɥit\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de suite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de suite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də sɥit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for de suite in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented 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 de suite, spelled D-E- -S-U-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1L’un après l’autre, sans interruption.
- 2Tout de suite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de suite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Faites-les marcher de suite.
Il ne saurait dire deux mots de suite.
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.