tout de même
\tu də mɛm\
The verdict
“tout de même” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De la même manière.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tout de même |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu də mɛm\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tout de même” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tout de même is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tu də mɛm\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for tout de même in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tout de même, spelled T-O-U-T- -D-E- -M-Ê-M-E.
Definition
- 1De la même manière.
- 2Malgré ce qui vient d’être dit, en dépit de ce qui est arrivé ou pourrait arriver.
- 3Pour renforcer une expression, pour insister ou pour protester.
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 de même”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-T- -D-E- -M-Ê-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tu də mɛm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.