temps de chien
\tɑ̃ də ʃjɛ̃\
The verdict
“temps de chien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvais temps, mauvais climat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-temps-de-chien · temps de chien · French
temps de chien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | temps de chien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃ də ʃjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
temps de chien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃ də ʃjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mauvais temps, mauvais climat.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for temps de chien, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is temps de chien, spelled T-E-M-P-S- -D-E- -C-H-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mauvais temps, mauvais climat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how temps de chien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous sommes là depuis vingt-quatre heures, par un temps de chien, mais dans un site admirable, au bord de la grande mer, au pied des montagnes, et perchés nous-mêmes sur une colline couverte de pins superbes qui nous cachent entièrement, et qui encadrent les plus belles vues du monde.
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.