tout le monde
\tu lə mɔ̃d\
The verdict
“tout le monde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. 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) - Toutes les personnes d’un ensemble donné.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tout-le-monde · tout le monde · French
tout le monde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 le monde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \tu lə mɔ̃d\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tout le monde » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tout le monde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \tu lə mɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tout le monde in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tout le monde, spelled T-O-U-T- -L-E- -M-O-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Toutes les personnes d’un ensemble donné.
- 2Toutes les parties prenantes d'une affaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tout le monde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une autre fatalité pesait sur les Rabalan : ils se suicidaient. Depuis cent ans, on ne connaissait pas un seul Rabalan qui fût mort, comme tout le monde, dans son lit, de mort naturelle.
Les immenses succès obtenus par la civilisation matérielle ont fait croire que le bonheur se produirait tout seul, pour tout le monde, dans un avenir tout prochain.
Synonyms
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.