toucher au but

\tu.ʃe o byt\

/\tu.ʃe o byt\/ verb

The verdict

“toucher au but” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Atteindre des objectifs.

Key facts for toucher au but
PropertyValue
Headwordtoucher au but
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tu.ʃe o byt\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “toucher au but” sits in French frequency

toucher au but 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

toucher au but is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tu.ʃe o byt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Atteindre des objectifs.".

Zero misspellings are on record for toucher au but in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 toucher au but, spelled T-O-U-C-H-E-R- -A-U- -B-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atteindre des objectifs.

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 "toucher au but"?
"toucher au but" is spelled T-O-U-C-H-E-R- -A-U- -B-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tu.ʃe o byt\.
What does "toucher au but" mean?
As a verb, "toucher au but" means: Atteindre des objectifs.
How do you pronounce "toucher au but"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toucher au but" is \tu.ʃe o byt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toucher au but" come from?
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Using “toucher au but”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-C-H-E-R- -A-U- -B-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tu.ʃe o byt\ (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