atemporel
\a.tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛl\
The verdict
“atemporel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne s’inscrit pas dans le temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-atemporel · atemporel · French
atemporel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | atemporel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
atemporel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
atemporel has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is atemporel, spelled A-T-E-M-P-O-R-E-L.
Definition
- 1Qui ne s’inscrit pas dans le temps.
- 2Qualifie une forme verbale énonçant un procès non daté, conçu comme indépendant de la durée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how atemporel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’Écriture Sainte nous présente le Christ tantôt sous l’un, tantôt sous l’autre de ces deux points de vue, qu’on peut appeler temporel et atemporel.
L'inconscient étant rigoureusement atemporel pour l’enfant et pour le vieillard, ce dernier se trouvera encombré d’un inconscient spatialement démesuré, ce qui est un non-sens : c’est la topique qui devient à son tour un espace hors espace, sans limites.
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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.