intempérance
French, noun/ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/
intempérance is spelled I-N-T-E-M-P-É-R-A-N-C-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 135,114th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intempérance is a French feminine noun meaning “intemperance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Manque de tempérance, de sobriété”.
What does intempérance mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintemperance
- 2
feminineoverindulgence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Manque de tempérance, de sobriété. 2. Abus d’alcool. 3. Excès.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of intempérance
- intempérances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intempérance?
- /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/
- \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intempérance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intempérance in French?
intempérance appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).