tout nu

\tu ny\

/\tu ny\/ noun

The verdict

“tout nu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans vêtement; nu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tout-nu · tout nu · French

tout nu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for tout nu
PropertyValue
Headwordtout nu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tu ny\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tout nu » en français

tout nureste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tout nu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tu ny\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tout nu, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tout nu, spelled T-O-U-T- -N-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sans vêtement; nu.
  2. 2
    Personne de très peu d’intérêt, de peu d’importance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tout nu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un hostie d’tout nu qui a une opinion sur tout et raison sur rien.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tout nu"?
"tout nu" is spelled T-O-U-T- -N-U. The IPA pronunciation is \tu ny\.
What does "tout nu" mean?
As a noun, "tout nu" means: Sans vêtement; nu.
How do you pronounce "tout nu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tout nu" is \tu ny\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tout nu" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list