Which to use
“temple” is a noun and “temps” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,323
- “temple” frequency rank
- #37,813
- “temps” frequency rank
- 68136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temple | temps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tempel | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs temp |
Letter map: temple vs temps
Shared letters muted; letters that set temple and temps apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for temple / temps
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: temple is anoun and tempsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temple is recorded at frequency rank #30,323, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɑ̃pl]. 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 68136, this pair ranks #517,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of temple vs temps
Shared letters: empt. Private to "temple": l. Private to "temps": s.
"temple" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "temps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "temple" for "temps" ever safe?
Which is more common, "temple" or "temps"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "temple" and "temps".
- Full dictionary entry for "temple" 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 #517,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temple" 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 #517,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.