pour l’instant
\puʁ l‿ɛ̃.stɑ̃\
The verdict
“pour l’instant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À l’heure actuelle, pour le moment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pour-l-instant · pour l’instant · French
pour l’instant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pour l’instant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \puʁ l‿ɛ̃.stɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pour l’instant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pour l’instant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \puʁ l‿ɛ̃.stɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À l’heure actuelle, pour le moment.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pour l’instant in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pour l’instant, spelled P-O-U-R- -L-’-I-N-S-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1À l’heure actuelle, pour le moment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pour l’instant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Pour l’instant, les juges d’instruction ne communiquent pas, c’est le black-out complet », regrette son avocat, Matthieu Airoldi.
Pour l’instant, cette vieille maison tient encore debout, mais ses murs sont si craquelés et fendillés qu’elle tombera tôt ou tard.
Synonyms
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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.