tout un chacun

\tu.t‿œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\

/\tu.t‿œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\/ pron

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - N’importe qui, tout le monde, tout quidam.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tout-un-chacun · tout un chacun · French

tout un chacun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for tout un chacun
PropertyValue
Headwordtout un chacun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\tu.t‿œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tout un chacun » en français

tout un chacunsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tout un chacun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \tu.t‿œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "N’importe qui, tout le monde, tout quidam.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tout un chacun in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tout un chacun, spelled T-O-U-T- -U-N- -C-H-A-C-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    N’importe qui, tout le monde, tout quidam.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ainsi tout un chacun pouvait vous approcher.
  2. Du temps que j’étais fille, dit la mère Chapdelaine, c’était quasiment tout un chacun qui partait pour les États.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tout un chacun"?
"tout un chacun" is spelled T-O-U-T- -U-N- -C-H-A-C-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tu.t‿œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\.
What does "tout un chacun" mean?
As a pronoun, "tout un chacun" means: N’importe qui, tout le monde, tout quidam.
How do you pronounce "tout un chacun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tout un chacun" is \tu.t‿œ̃ ʃa.kœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tout un chacun" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list