monsieur Tout-le-monde

\mə.sjø tul.mɔ̃d\

/\mə.sjø tul.mɔ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

“monsieur Tout-le-monde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - N’importe qui, une personne quelconque.

Key facts for monsieur Tout-le-monde
PropertyValue
Headwordmonsieur Tout-le-monde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mə.sjø tul.mɔ̃d\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “monsieur Tout-le-monde” sits in French frequency

monsieur Tout-le-monde falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

monsieur Tout-le-monde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mə.sjø tul.mɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "N’importe qui, une personne quelconque.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for monsieur Tout-le-monde, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is monsieur Tout-le-monde, spelled M-O-N-S-I-E-U-R- -T-O-U-T---L-E---M-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    N’importe qui, une personne quelconque.

Synonyms

homme de la rueJos BleauMadame MichuMonsieur XPierre, Jean, JacquesPierre, Paul, JacquesPierre, Paul ou JacquesTartempionUntelquidam

This word in other languages

John Doe(English)Otto Normalverbraucher(Deutsch)

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 "monsieur Tout-le-monde"?
"monsieur Tout-le-monde" is spelled M-O-N-S-I-E-U-R- -T-O-U-T---L-E---M-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mə.sjø tul.mɔ̃d\.
What does "monsieur Tout-le-monde" mean?
As a noun, "monsieur Tout-le-monde" means: N’importe qui, une personne quelconque.
How do you pronounce "monsieur Tout-le-monde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monsieur Tout-le-monde" is \mə.sjø tul.mɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monsieur Tout-le-monde" come from?
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Using “monsieur Tout-le-monde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-N-S-I-E-U-R- -T-O-U-T---L-E---M-O-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mə.sjø tul.mɔ̃d\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list