temps fort
\tɑ̃ fɔʁ\
The verdict
“temps fort” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Temps de la mesure sur lequel le son est plus accentué, plus marqué.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | temps fort |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃ fɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “temps fort” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
temps fort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃ fɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
temps fort has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is temps fort, spelled T-E-M-P-S- -F-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Temps de la mesure sur lequel le son est plus accentué, plus marqué.
- 2Syllabe tonique prononcée avec plus d’intensité que les autres.
- 3Moment, évènement important ou intéressant.
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.
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Using “temps fort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-E-M-P-S- -F-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɑ̃ fɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.