mauvais temps
\mɔ.vɛ tɑ̃\
The verdict
“mauvais temps” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Climat, temps pluvieux et froid.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mauvais-temps · mauvais temps · French
mauvais temps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mauvais temps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ.vɛ tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mauvais temps” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mauvais temps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.vɛ tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for mauvais temps in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mauvais temps, spelled M-A-U-V-A-I-S- -T-E-M-P-S.
Definition
- 1Climat, temps pluvieux et froid.
- 2Période calamiteuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mauvais temps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ayant visité le Cap Stewart, puis le Cap Hope, Mikkelsen, prévoyant le mauvais temps, était parti dans le you-you pour nous rejoindre.
De nombreux arcs-en-ciel apparaissent, mais le ciel entre les nuages est d’un bleu trop pâle et je sais que ce n’est pas encore la fin du mauvais temps.
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