à temps complet

\a tɑ̃ kɔ̃.plɛ\

/\a tɑ̃ kɔ̃.plɛ\/ adv

The verdict

“à temps complet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En occupant tout son temps disponible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-temps-complet · à temps complet · French

à temps complet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" 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 à temps complet
PropertyValue
Headwordà temps complet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a tɑ̃ kɔ̃.plɛ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à temps complet » en français

à temps completreste 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

à temps complet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a tɑ̃ kɔ̃.plɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for à temps complet in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is à temps complet, spelled À- -T-E-M-P-S- -C-O-M-P-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    En occupant tout son temps disponible.
  2. 2
    À la durée légale du travail en vigueur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’accord mentionné ci-dessus prévoit également les modalités selon lesquelles les salariés à temps partiel peuvent occuper un emploi à temps complet.

Synonyms

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 "à temps complet"?
"à temps complet" is spelled À- -T-E-M-P-S- -C-O-M-P-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a tɑ̃ kɔ̃.plɛ\.
What does "à temps complet" mean?
As an adverb, "à temps complet" means: En occupant tout son temps disponible.
How do you pronounce "à temps complet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à temps complet" is \a tɑ̃ kɔ̃.plɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à temps complet" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list