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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tempels" and "temps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Tempels" or "temps"?
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.