temps modernes
\tɑ̃ mɔ.dɛʁn\
The verdict
“temps modernes” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Époque moderne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | temps modernes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃ mɔ.dɛʁn\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “temps modernes” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for temps modernes is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɑ̃ mɔ.dɛʁn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Époque moderne.".
temps modernes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 temps modernes, spelled T-E-M-P-S- -M-O-D-E-R-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Époque moderne.
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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- The one correct French spelling is T-E-M-P-S- -M-O-D-E-R-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.