tout courant

\tu ku.ʁɑ̃\

/\tu ku.ʁɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“tout courant” 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) - Très vite, en toute hâte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tout-courant · tout courant · French

tout courant · 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.

Key facts for tout courant
PropertyValue
Headwordtout courant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\tu ku.ʁɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tout courant » en français

tout courantreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tout courant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \tu ku.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

tout courant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 tout courant, spelled T-O-U-T- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très vite, en toute hâte.
  2. 2
    Sans hésiter, sans peine, facilement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tout courant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On vint m’avertir qu’il était chez moi, je m’y rendis tout courant.
  2. Il récita cela tout courant.

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 "tout courant"?
"tout courant" is spelled T-O-U-T- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tu ku.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "tout courant" mean?
As an adverb, "tout courant" means: Très vite, en toute hâte.
How do you pronounce "tout courant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tout courant" is \tu ku.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tout courant" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list