droit au but
\dʁwa.t‿o byt\
The verdict
“droit au but” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De manière directe, directement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-droit-au-but · droit au but · French
droit au but · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | droit au but |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dʁwa.t‿o byt\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « droit au but » en français
Rare enough to double-check
droit au but is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dʁwa.t‿o byt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De manière directe, directement.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for droit au but, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is droit au but, spelled D-R-O-I-T- -A-U- -B-U-T.
Definition
- 1De manière directe, directement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how droit au but appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’irai droit au but : j’exige une augmentation.
Il se dirige droit au but, sans jamais dévier de son objectif.
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.