téméraire

\te.me.ʁɛʁ\

/\te.me.ʁɛʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“téméraire” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,197. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,197
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est d’une hardiesse imprudente ou inconsidérée ; qui est hasardeux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-temeraire · téméraire · French

téméraire · rank #21,197 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,197
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH ty

Nearest frequency peer: ty (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « téméraire »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « téméraire » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

téméraire vs temporaire
70% similar
téméraire vs téméraires
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for téméraire
PropertyValue
Headwordtéméraire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\te.me.ʁɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,197
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « téméraire »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).témérairese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ty » (#21,196), « ubuntu » (#21,198), « twin » (#21,195). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « téméraire » est au #21,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around téméraire (IPA \te.me.ʁɛʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,197 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est d’une hardiesse imprudente ou inconsidérée ; qui est hasardeux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for téméraire, with forms such as "temeraire", "tmééraire", and "ttéméraire". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "temporaire", "téméraires", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is téméraire, spelled T-É-M-É-R-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est d’une hardiesse imprudente ou inconsidérée ; qui est hasardeux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how téméraire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aucun dealeur local ne peut satisfaire la totalité de la nouvelle demande de cannabis et les jeunes les plus téméraires s’aventurent dans les cités des environs pour s'approvisionner, puis consomment et revendent dans les rues de leur quartier.
  2. Comme les acrobates, je préfère travailler sans filet, et privilégier la beauté téméraire du geste à une pâle exécution.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • temeraire
  • tmééraire
  • ttéméraire
  • témméraire
  • témréaire
  • téméarire
  • téméraier
  • témérairre
  • témérarie
  • témériare
  • témérraire
  • téémraire
  • étméraire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of téméraire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

temeraire2tmééraire2ttéméraire1témméraire1témréaire2téméarire2téméraier2témérairre1
Edit distance from "téméraire"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "téméraire"?
"téméraire" is spelled T-É-M-É-R-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \te.me.ʁɛʁ\.
What does "téméraire" mean?
As an adjective, "téméraire" means: Qui est d’une hardiesse imprudente ou inconsidérée ; qui est hasardeux.
What words are commonly confused with "téméraire"?
"téméraire" is commonly confused with "temporaire", "téméraires". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "téméraire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "téméraire" is \te.me.ʁɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "téméraire" come from?
"téméraire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "téméraire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list