temps modernes
\tɑ̃ mɔ.dɛʁn\
The verdict
“temps modernes” 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) - Époque moderne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-temps-modernes · temps modernes · French
temps modernes · 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 modernes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑ̃ mɔ.dɛʁn\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
temps modernes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃ mɔ.dɛʁn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how temps modernes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est un véritable justicier des temps modernes.
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.