tout au plus
\tu.t‿o plys\
The verdict
“tout au plus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au maximum.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tout-au-plus · tout au plus · French
tout au plus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | tout au plus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu.t‿o plys\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tout au plus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tout au plus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \tu.t‿o plys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au maximum.".
tout au plus has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tout au plus, spelled T-O-U-T- -A-U- -P-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1Au maximum.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tout au plus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alors elle vendit ses immeubles, sauf la ferme de Toucques et la ferme de Geffosses, dont les rentes montaient à 8,000 francs tout au plus, et elle quitta sa maison de Saint-Melaine pour en habiter une autre moins dispendieuse, ayant appartenu à ses ancêtres et placée derrière les halles.
Mais ce territoire d'un demi-million de kilomètres carrés de surface, dont la population est estimée à une dizaine de millions d'habitants, est loin d'avoir la cohésion d'un État européen, et l'autorité effective des sultans ne s'est jamais étendue qu'à un tiers, tout au plus, du Maroc.
Synonyms
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.