tout le temps
\tu lə tɑ̃\
The verdict
“tout le temps” 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 cesse, toujours.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tout le temps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu lə tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tout le temps” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tout le temps is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tu lə tɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sans cesse, toujours.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tout le temps, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tout le temps, spelled T-O-U-T- -L-E- -T-E-M-P-S.
Definition
- 1Sans cesse, toujours.
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 le temps”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-T- -L-E- -T-E-M-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tu lə tɑ̃\ (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.