Tempel

/[ˈtɛmpl̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,657

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Tempel is aGermannoun. It means: ein einer Gottheit geweihtes, nichtchristliches Gebäude, das der Ausübung einer Religion dient Pronounced [ˈtɛmpl̩]. It ranks #4,657 in German word frequency. Often confused with Tempo and temps.

Key facts for Tempel
PropertyValue
HeadwordTempel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛmpl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,657
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Tempel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tempel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛmpl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,657 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein einer Gottheit geweihtes, nichtchristliches Gebäude, das der Ausübung einer Religion dient".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Tempel, with forms such as "etmpel", "temepl", and "temmpel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Tempo", "temps", "Teufel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Tempel, spelled T-E-M-P-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein einer Gottheit geweihtes, nichtchristliches Gebäude, das der Ausübung einer Religion dient

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etmpel,temepl,temmpel,tempell,temppel,tepmel,tmepel,ttempel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Tempel

Misspelling Variants of "Tempel"

etmpel6temepl6temmpel7tempell7temppel7tepmel6tmepel6ttempel7
Misspelling Variants of "Tempel"

Frequency rank: #4,657 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tempel"?
"Tempel" is spelled T-E-M-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛmpl̩].
What does "Tempel" mean?
As a noun, "Tempel" means: ein einer Gottheit geweihtes, nichtchristliches Gebäude, das der Ausübung einer Religion dient
What words are commonly confused with "Tempel"?
"Tempel" is commonly confused with "Tempo", "temps", "Teufel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tempel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tempel" is [ˈtɛmpl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tempel" come from?
"Tempel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.