tout d’abord
\tu.da.bɔʁ\
The verdict
“tout d’abord” 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) - Lors du premier contact.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tout-d-abord · tout d’abord · French
tout d’abord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 d’abord |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu.da.bɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tout d’abord » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tout d’abord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \tu.da.bɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tout d’abord in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tout d’abord, spelled T-O-U-T- -D-’-A-B-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1Lors du premier contact.
- 2Premièrement (dans un discours structuré).
- 3Avant tout, en priorité.
- 4Principalement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tout d’abord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durtal jugeait tout d’abord Mᵐᵉ Bavoil un peu toquée, regardait, tandis qu’elle débitait un passage de Jeanne de Matel sur saint Joseph, le prêtre qui ne bronchait point.
Je présente le texte qui suit avec une quadruple ambition. Tout d'abord je souhaite que dans une certaine mesure il fasse le point des connaissances potamologiques acquises sur la Loire et ses tributaires.
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.