surtemps
\syʁ.tɑ̃\
The verdict
“surtemps” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Heures supplémentaires.
Corpus desk
Index FR-surtemps · surtemps · French
surtemps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | surtemps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \syʁ.tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « surtemps » en français
Rare enough to double-check
surtemps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \syʁ.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Heures supplémentaires.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for surtemps, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 surtemps, spelled S-U-R-T-E-M-P-S.
Definition
- 1Heures supplémentaires.
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.