de toutes parts
\də tut paʁ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de toutes parts |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də tut paʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de toutes parts » en français
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
- 1De tous les côtés à la fois.
- 2Par tout le monde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de toutes parts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.