tout le temps
\tu lə tɑ̃\
The verdict
“tout le temps” 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 cesse, toujours.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tout-le-temps · tout le temps · French
tout le temps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 temps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tu lə tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tout le temps » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tout le temps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \tu lə tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tout le temps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– Imbécile de cataracte ! – maugréa Bert. – Y a-t-il rien de plus bête que de tomber comme ça tout le temps.
Car enfin il ne m’emballe pas, moi, ce raplati de Karfeck et il est un peu dégoûtant, ce vieux qui guigne tout le temps les mollets de Clotte.
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.