presque tous
\pʁɛs.kə tu\
The verdict
“presque tous” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de presque tout.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | presque tous |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pʁɛs.kə tu\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “presque tous” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for presque tous is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɛs.kə tu\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Masculin pluriel de presque tout.".
presque tous has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is presque tous, spelled P-R-E-S-Q-U-E- -T-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Masculin pluriel de presque tout.
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.
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Using “presque tous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-E-S-Q-U-E- -T-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɛs.kə tu\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.