de toutes parts

\də tut paʁ\

/\də tut paʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“de toutes parts” 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 September 3, 2026) - De tous les côtés à la fois.

Corpus desk

Index FR-de-toutes-parts · de toutes parts · French

de toutes parts · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for de toutes parts
PropertyValue
Headwordde toutes parts
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\də tut paʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « de toutes parts » en français

de toutes partssiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

de toutes parts is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də tut paʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for de toutes parts, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is de toutes parts, spelled D-E- -T-O-U-T-E-S- -P-A-R-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    De tous les côtés à la fois.
  2. 2
    Par tout le monde.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how de toutes parts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La glorieuse défense de Mazagran a excité, dans toute la France, des transports unanimes d'admiration. De toutes parts des souscriptions ont été spontanément ouvertes pour élever en Algérie un monument destiné à perpétuer le souvenir de ce brillant fait d'armes.
  2. Alors commence de toutes parts le grand assaut des comestibles; on se précipite par centaines, par milliers sur ces restaurants improvisés, c'est un pèle-mêle indescriptible; les rosbeefs, les saucissons, les rognons de veau, les pâtés se vendent à l’encan, […]. — (Revue de Paris, 1853, volume 18, partie 2, page 982)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "de toutes parts"?
"de toutes parts" is spelled D-E- -T-O-U-T-E-S- -P-A-R-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \də tut paʁ\.
What does "de toutes parts" mean?
As an adverb, "de toutes parts" means: De tous les côtés à la fois.
How do you pronounce "de toutes parts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de toutes parts" is \də tut paʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "de toutes parts" come from?
"de toutes parts" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list