tout à trac
\tu.t‿a tʁak\
The verdict
“tout à trac” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Directement, de façon franche et spontanée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tout à trac |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu.t‿a tʁak\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tout à trac” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tout à trac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \tu.t‿a tʁak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Directement, de façon franche et spontanée.".
tout à trac doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 tout à trac, spelled T-O-U-T- -À- -T-R-A-C.
Definition
- 1Directement, de façon franche et spontanée.
This word in other languages
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 “tout à trac”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-T- -À- -T-R-A-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tu.t‿a tʁak\ (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.