un bout de temps
\œ̃ bu də tɑ̃\
The verdict
“un bout de temps” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laps de temps dont la durée est très variable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-un-bout-de-temps · un bout de temps · French
un bout de temps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | un bout de temps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \œ̃ bu də tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
un bout de temps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \œ̃ bu də tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Laps de temps dont la durée est très variable.".
Zero misspellings are on record for un bout de temps in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is un bout de temps, spelled U-N- -B-O-U-T- -D-E- -T-E-M-P-S.
Definition
- 1Laps de temps dont la durée est très variable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how un bout de temps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'ai mis un petit bout de temps à comprendre ce qu'elle voulait dire. (quelques secondes, quelques minutes, des heures ... ?)
Je suis arrivé ici en 1956… Un sacré bout de temps ! (50 ans en 2006 !)
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.