Which to use
“temps” is a verb and “terms” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,813
- “temps” frequency rank
- #40,887
- “terms” frequency rank
- 78700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temps | terms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs temp | Plural des Substantivs term |
Letter map: temps vs terms
Shared letters muted; letters that set temps and terms apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - temps and terms
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: temps is averb and termsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temps is recorded at frequency rank #37,813, classified as averb, pronounced […]. terms is at rank #40,887, tagged as anoun, 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 78700, this pair ranks #232,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of temps vs terms
Shared letters: emst. Private to "temps": p. Private to "terms": r.
"temps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "terms" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "temps" for "terms" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "temps" or "terms" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "temps" and "terms".
- Full dictionary entry for "temps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temps" and "terms" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs terms". 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 #232,452 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.