All of a sudden vs Suddenly

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All of a sudden

Top 2000 (courant)

Suddenly

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 adverb

Le plus courant: Suddenly

	All of a sudden	Suddenly
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌdən// 🇺🇸 //ɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈsʌdənli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈsʌdənli/"]/
Sens	De manière inattendue ou très rapide. Unexpectedly or very quickly.	Happening quickly and without warning
Exemple	All of a sudden, it started to rain heavily.	I **suddenly realized** what I had to do.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	A2
Nature grammaticale		adverb
Collocations	all of a sudden, a loud noise, all of a sudden, they appeared, all of a sudden, it happened	suddenly appear, suddenly realize, suddenly stop, suddenly change
Antonymes	gradually, slowly, over time	gradually, slowly
Erreurs fréquentes	Using in overly formal contexts., Confusing with similar phrases like 'suddenly.', Omitting 'of' in the phrase.	Using 'suddenly' with the wrong tense (e.g., 'sudden' for past actions)., Confusing 'suddenly' with 'sudden', forgetting it needs to modify verbs., Using 'suddenly' too often, making writing sound repetitive.
Notes d'usage	Utilisé pour décrire un changement qui se produit soudainement. Convient à l'anglais parlé et écrit ; à éviter dans les écrits formels. Used to describe a change that happens suddenly. Suitable for both spoken and written English; avoid in formal writing.	Use 'suddenly' to describe an unexpected change or event. Commonly used in storytelling or descriptions of surprising moments. Avoid in very formal contexts.

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Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

Why should Japp want Simpson all of a sudden?

Friends › S1 E1

All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.

Breaking Bad › S1 E2

But then all of a sudden we're off the main road

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

Why should Japp want Simpson all of a sudden?

Friends › S1 E1

All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.

All of a sudden

Suddenly we knew that harnessing gravity was real.

Suddenly

Questions fréquentes : All of a sudden vs Suddenly

Quelle est la différence entre All of a sudden et Suddenly ?

All of a sudden: Unexpectedly or very quickly. Suddenly: Happening quickly and without warning

Lequel est le plus courant : All of a sudden et Suddenly ?

Suddenly est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

All of a sudden: All of a sudden, it started to rain heavily. Suddenly: I **suddenly realized** what I had to do.

Puis-je utiliser All of a sudden et Suddenly de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. All of a sudden et Suddenly sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.