intempérant
\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃\
The verdict
“intempérant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a le vice de l’intempérance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-intemperant · intempérant · French
intempérant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | intempérant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « intempérant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
intempérant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
intempérant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is intempérant, spelled I-N-T-E-M-P-É-R-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui a le vice de l’intempérance.
- 2Qui manque de modération.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intempérant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est un homme intempérant.
Un esprit intempérant.
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.