tons of
\ˈtʌnz əv\
The verdict
“tons of” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beaucoup de, une foule de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tons-of · tons of · French
tons of · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tons of |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈtʌnz əv\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tons of is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈtʌnz əv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beaucoup de, une foule de.".
Zero misspellings are on record for tons of in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 tons of, spelled T-O-N-S- -O-F.
Definition
- 1Beaucoup de, une foule de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tons of appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She has tons of books in her house.
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.