tout

\tu\

/\tu\/ adj

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The verdict

“tout” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #48 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#48
frequency rank, French
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui comprend l’intégrité, l’entièreté, la totalité d’une chose considérée par rapport au nombre, à l’étendue ou à l’intensité de l’énergie.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tout vs tu
50% similar
tout vs tué
50% similar
tout vs toy
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tout
PropertyValue
Headwordtout
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tu\
Letters4
Frequency rank#48
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tout” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tout lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tout is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tu\. Corpus data places it at rank #48 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tout, with forms such as "otut", "totu", and "toutt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tu", "tué", "toy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tout, spelled T-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui comprend l’intégrité, l’entièreté, la totalité d’une chose considérée par rapport au nombre, à l’étendue ou à l’intensité de l’énergie.
  2. 2
    Qui comprend l’intégrité, l’entièreté, la totalité d’une chose considérée par rapport au nombre, à l’étendue ou à l’intensité de l’énergie.
  3. 3
    Qui comprend l’intégrité, l’entièreté, la totalité d’une chose considérée par rapport au nombre, à l’étendue ou à l’intensité de l’énergie.
  4. 4
    Qui comprend l’intégrité, l’entièreté, la totalité d’une chose considérée par rapport au nombre, à l’étendue ou à l’intensité de l’énergie.
  5. 5
    Qui comprend l’intégrité, l’entièreté, la totalité d’une chose considérée par rapport au nombre, à l’étendue ou à l’intensité de l’énergie.
  6. 6
    Chaque, n’importe quel.

This word in other languages

all(English)todos(Español)all(Deutsch)todo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otut,totu,toutt,ttout,tuot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tout - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otut2totu2toutt1ttout1tuot2
Edit distance from "tout"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tout"?
"tout" is spelled T-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tu\.
What does "tout" mean?
As an adjective, "tout" means: Qui comprend l’intégrité, l’entièreté, la totalité d’une chose considérée par rapport au nombre, à l’étendue ou à l’intensité de l’énergie.
What words are commonly confused with "tout"?
"tout" is commonly confused with "tu", "tué", "toy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tout" is \tu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tout" come from?
"tout" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “tout”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tu\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tu” - see the side-by-side comparison. tout vs tu
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list