intempérance
\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s\
The verdict
“intempérance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manque de tempérance, de sobriété.
Corpus desk
Index FR-intemperance · intempérance · French
intempérance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | intempérance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
intempérance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for intempérance in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is intempérance, spelled I-N-T-E-M-P-É-R-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Manque de tempérance, de sobriété.
- 2Abus d’alcool.
- 3Excès.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intempérance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'art de faire subsister ensemble l'intempérance et la santé est un art aussi chimérique que la pierre philosophale, l'astrologie judiciaire et la théologie des mages.
À cette époque d’unanimité, la réalité était dominée par la Sainte Trinité. Nous avions un choix de trois en tout. […] Trois sortes de péchés en chaire : le blasphème, l’intempérance et la luxure; trois catégories de péchés que les prédicateurs traduisaient plus familièrement par la sacrure, la champlure et la créature. Pendant la retraite du carême des h…
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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.