à temps partiel
\a tɑ̃ paʁ.sjɛl\
The verdict
“à temps partiel” 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 une partie de son temps disponible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-temps-partiel · à temps partiel · French
à temps partiel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à temps partiel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a tɑ̃ paʁ.sjɛl\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à temps partiel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à temps partiel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a tɑ̃ paʁ.sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En occupant une partie de son temps disponible.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à temps partiel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is à temps partiel, spelled À- -T-E-M-P-S- -P-A-R-T-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1En occupant une partie de son temps disponible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à temps partiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un job à temps partiel.
Antonyms
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.