times

\ˈtaɪmz\

/\ˈtaɪmz\/ noun

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The verdict

“times” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,617. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,617
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de time.

Corpus desk

Index FR-times · times · French

times · rank #5,617 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,617
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH théories

Nearest frequency peer: théories (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « times »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « times » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

times vs très
40% similar
times vs tiré
40% similar
times vs tome
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for times
PropertyValue
Headwordtimes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtaɪmz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,617
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « times »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).timesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « théories » (#5,616), « tombent » (#5,618), « thread » (#5,615). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « times » est au #5,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around times (IPA \ˈtaɪmz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,617 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for times, with forms such as "itmes", "tiems", and "timess". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "très", "tiré", "tome", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is times, spelled T-I-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de time.
  2. 2
    Temps ; Circonstance d’une certaine période.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Modern times are so different from the past.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itmes
  • tiems
  • timess
  • timmes
  • timse
  • tmies
  • ttimes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of times - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

itmes2tiems2timess1timmes1timse2tmies2ttimes1
Edit distance from "times"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "times"?
"times" is spelled T-I-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtaɪmz\.
What does "times" mean?
As a noun, "times" means: Pluriel de time.
What words are commonly confused with "times"?
"times" is commonly confused with "très", "tiré", "tome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "times"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "times" is \ˈtaɪmz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "times" come from?
"times" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "times", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

subit#5,613veuve#5,621égale#5,625Reims#5,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

verras7 variantsfusil7 variantsJacob7 variantsglobe7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list