intempestif
\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pɛs.tif\
The verdict
“intempestif” is uncommon French (frequency #63,085 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,085
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui survient au mauvais moment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-intempestif · intempestif · French
intempestif · rank #63,085 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,085
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH insouciants
Nearest frequency peer: insouciants (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « intempestif »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- insane
insane
36,919 corpus weight
- insonorisat…
insonorisation
36,918 corpus weight
- insouciants
insouciants
36,917 corpus weight
- intempestif
intempestif
36,916 corpus weight
- interconnec…
interconnectés
36,915 corpus weight
- interconnex…
interconnexions
36,914 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « intempestif » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intempestif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pɛs.tif\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #63,085 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « intempestif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
intempestif is uncommon French at frequency #63,085 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pɛs.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for intempestif in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is intempestif, spelled I-N-T-E-M-P-E-S-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui survient au mauvais moment.
- 2Qui se produit inopportunément ; qui tombe mal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intempestif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Raphaël laissa tout à coup échapper un éclat de rire si brusquement intempestif, que son ami lui demanda compte d’une joie aussi brutale.
Les floraisons intempestives ne sont pas rares, à la suite des printemps ou des étés secs, auxquels succèdent quelques journées de pluies abondantes.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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