TempelsvstempsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#20,083
“Tempels” frequency rank
#37,813
“temps” frequency rank
57896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tempels temps
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tempel 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs temp

Letter map: Tempels vs temps

Shared letters muted; letters that set Tempels and temps apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
Tempels
5 ch
temps

Role in the sentence - Tempels and temps

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tempels is anoun and tempsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tempels is recorded at frequency rank #20,083, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛmpl̩s]. 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 57896, this pair ranks #883,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tempels vs temps

Shared letters: empst. Private to "Tempels": l. Private to "temps": -.

"Tempels" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "temps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tempelsetmpels · temepls · temmpels · tempells · tempelss · tempesl · temples · temppels
  • tempsetmps · temmps · tempps · tempss · temsp · tepms · tmeps · ttemps

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Tempels" and "temps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Tempels" is a noun and "temps" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Tempels" or "temps"?
"Tempels" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,083 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.

After this comparison

You've compared "Tempels" and "temps". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tempels" 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 #883,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tempels" 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 #883,590 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