à temps
\a tɑ̃\
The verdict
“à 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Assez tôt, dans le temps voulu, au moment nécessaire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à temps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “à temps” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
à temps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for à temps 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 à temps, spelled À- -T-E-M-P-S.
Definition
- 1Assez tôt, dans le temps voulu, au moment nécessaire.
- 2Pour un temps fixé.
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 “à temps”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is À- -T-E-M-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a 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.