tout de suite
\tu də sɥit\
The verdict
“tout de suite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans interruption ; d'une seule traite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tout-de-suite · tout de suite · French
tout de suite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 suite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu də sɥit\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tout de suite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tout de suite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \tu də sɥit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tout de suite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le pêcheur ne fit pas ce récit tout de suite ; car à tout moment Zadig, ému et transporté, lui disait : "Quoi ? vous ne savez rien de la destinée de la reine ?".
Hervé, en arrivant à la pointe, vit tout de suite que le malheureux bateau était irrémissiblement perdu.
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.