tout le monde
\tu lə mɔ̃d\
The verdict
“tout le monde” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a pronoun - 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) - Toutes les personnes d’un ensemble donné.
| 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) |
Where “tout le monde” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tout le monde is 13 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tu lə mɔ̃d\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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 le monde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-T- -L-E- -M-O-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tu lə mɔ̃d\ (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.