tempétueux
\tɑ̃.pe.tɥø\
The verdict
“tempétueux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a le caractère de la tempête.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tempetueux · tempétueux · French
tempétueux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tempétueux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tɑ̃.pe.tɥø\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tempétueux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tɑ̃.pe.tɥø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
tempétueux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tempétueux, spelled T-E-M-P-É-T-U-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui a le caractère de la tempête.
- 2Qui est agité par la tempête.
- 3Agité, impulsif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tempétueux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un vent tempétueux.
Ces deux tempêtes, rapidement qualifiées par les médias de tempêtes du siècle, s’inscrivent en fait dans une longue série d’événements tempétueux.
This word in other languages
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.