temporär

\tɛmpoˈʁɛːɐ̯\

/\tɛmpoˈʁɛːɐ̯\/ adj

The verdict

“temporär” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Temporaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-temporar · temporär · French

temporär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for temporär
PropertyValue
Headwordtemporär
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tɛmpoˈʁɛːɐ̯\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « temporär » en français

temporärreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

temporär is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tɛmpoˈʁɛːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Temporaire.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for temporär in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is temporär, spelled T-E-M-P-O-R-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Temporaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Microsoft hat eine temporäre Lösung für ein Problem bereitgestellt, das Linux daran hindert, auf Dual-Boot-Systemen mit aktiviertem Secure Boot zu starten. Das Problem trat nach den Windows-Sicherheitsupdates vom August 2024 auf.
  2. Nach einigen Jahren stieg der Boiler aus. Auf dem Herd erwärmte sie Wasser und brachte dieses kübelweise zum Duschen ins Badezimmer. «Die Idee war eigentlich immer: überbrücken», sagt P. «Aber eine solche temporäre Situation kann sich schnell in Jahre verwandeln, weil man die Energie und die Kraft nicht hat. Solange alles halbwegs funktioniert, ist Aufräu…

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temporär"?
"temporär" is spelled T-E-M-P-O-R-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛmpoˈʁɛːɐ̯\.
What does "temporär" mean?
As an adjective, "temporär" means: Temporaire.
How do you pronounce "temporär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temporär" is \tɛmpoˈʁɛːɐ̯\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temporär" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list