tout de suite
\tu də sɥit\
The verdict
“tout de suite” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sans interruption ; d'une seule traite.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tout de suite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu də sɥit\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tout de suite” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tout de suite is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tu də sɥit\. 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.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tout de suite, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tout de suite, spelled T-O-U-T- -D-E- -S-U-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sans interruption ; d'une seule traite.
- 2Sur-le-champ ; aussitôt ; sans délai.
- 3Présentement, en ce moment, à l’heure qu’il est.
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 suite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-T- -D-E- -S-U-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tu də sɥit\ (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.