tout de bon
\tu də bɔ̃\
The verdict
“tout de bon” 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 September 3, 2026) - → voir pour de bon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tout-de-bon · tout de bon · French
tout de bon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 de bon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu də bɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tout de bon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tout de bon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \tu də bɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tout de bon has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tout de bon, spelled T-O-U-T- -D-E- -B-O-N.
Definition
- 1→ voir pour de bon.
- 2Bon vent, au revoir, meilleurs vœux. Est souvent employé pour exprimer de meilleurs voeux dans toutes les circonstances.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tout de bon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parlez-vous tout de bon ?
Ho ! Ho ! dit le Père, vous ne riez plus. Je vous confesse, lui dis-je, que ce soupçon que je me voulusse railler des choses saintes me serait bien sensible, comme il serait bien injuste. Je ne le disais pas tout de bon, repartit le Père ; mais parlons plus sérieusement.
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.