dans le temps
\dɑ̃ lə tɑ̃\
The verdict
“dans le 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autrefois.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dans-le-temps · dans le temps · French
dans le temps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dans le temps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dɑ̃ lə tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dans le temps » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dans le temps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃ lə tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autrefois.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dans le temps in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is dans le temps, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-E- -T-E-M-P-S.
Definition
- 1Autrefois.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dans le temps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le temps, il y avait là une école d’art japonaise, et elle se rappelait le peintre qui leur avait demandé de poser pour lui, à Junpei et à elle.
On a trop schproumé, dans le temps, sur les truquages.
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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.