modelsvstempsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: models is a noun, temps is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“models” is a noun and “temps” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,706
“models” frequency rank
#37,813
“temps” frequency rank
49519
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature models temps
Definition Plural des Substantivs model 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs temp

Letter map: models vs temps

Shared letters muted; letters that set models and temps apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. models runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against temps's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
models
5 ch
temps

Grammar separator: models vs temps

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: models is anoun and tempsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

models is recorded at frequency rank #11,706, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. temps is at rank #37,813, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 49519, this pair ranks #1,208,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of models vs temps

Shared letters: ems. Private to "models": dlo. Private to "temps": pt.

"models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "temps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modelsmdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels
  • tempsetmps · temmps · tempps · tempss · temsp · tepms · tmeps · ttemps

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "models" and "temps" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "models" is a noun and "temps" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "models" or "temps"?
"models" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,706 in our German list, against #37,813 for "temps". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "models" vs "temps" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "models" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "temps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,208,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "models" and "temps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs temps". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,208,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list