tempérament

Name: tempérament, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃\

/\tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“tempérament” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,275
frequency rank, French: 3,703
“T” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Complexion, constitution du corps, en parlant des personnes, voire des animaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-temperament · tempérament · French

tempérament · rank #13,275 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #13,275
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 3,703
PHOTO-FINISH symptôme

Nearest frequency peer: symptôme (-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.

suspens

86,728
symptôme

86,727
tempérament

86,726
tempêtes

86,725
terminent

86,724
texture

86,723

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

Key facts for tempérament
Property	Value
Headword	tempérament
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃\
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#13,275
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tempérament »

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

#13,275

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « symptôme » (#13,274), « tempêtes » (#13,276), « suspens » (#13,273). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tempérament » est au #13,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around tempérament (IPA \tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,275 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for tempérament, with forms such as "etmpérament", "temmpérament", and "temperament". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tempérament, spelled T-E-M-P-É-R-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
Complexion, constitution du corps, en parlant des personnes, voire des animaux.
2
Caractère ; disposition mentale.
3
Action de tempérer, adoucissement qu’on propose pour concilier les esprits et pour accommoder les affaires.
4
Limitation, atténuation ou assouplissement d’une loi ou d'une norme.
5
Altération légère qu’on fait subir aux demi-tons chromatiques et aux demi-tons diatoniques pour les unifier et pour qu’ils puissent être rendus par la même corde, par la même touche d’un instrument.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Quoique La Brière fût alors mince, il appartient à ce genre de tempéraments qui, formés tard, prennent à trente ans un embonpoint inattendu.
Quelle différence, en effet, entre le cheval arabe léger, vif, sanguin, et les gros chevaux du Danemarck, du Hanovre, de la Hollande et de la Normandie aux formes lourdes et empâtées et au tempérament essentiellement lymphatique.

This word in other languages

temperament(English)Temperament(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

etmpérament
temmpérament
temperament
temppérament
tempréament
tempéarment
tempéraemnt
tempéramennt
tempéramentt
tempérametn
tempéramment
tempéramnet
tempérmaent
tempérrament
teméprament
tepmérament
tmepérament
ttempérament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "tempérament"

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 "tempérament"?

"tempérament" is spelled T-E-M-P-É-R-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃\.

What does "tempérament" mean?

As a noun, "tempérament" means: Complexion, constitution du corps, en parlant des personnes, voire des animaux.

What are common misspellings of "tempérament"?

Common misspellings include "etmpérament", "temmpérament", "temperament", "temppérament", "tempréament". The correct spelling is "tempérament".

How do you pronounce "tempérament"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tempérament" is \tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "tempérament" come from?

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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