due to
\ˈdjuː tuː\
The verdict
“due to” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En raison de, à cause de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-due-to · due to · French
due to · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | due to |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ˈdjuː tuː\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « due to » en français
Rare enough to double-check
due to is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ˈdjuː tuː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for due to in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is due to, spelled D-U-E- -T-O.
Definition
- 1En raison de, à cause de.
- 2Consécutif à.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how due to appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The accident was due to the breaking of one of the blades of the propeller on the left side.
All of this is due to your refusal to listen to reason.
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.