Tempel
German, noun/ˈtɛmpl̩/
Tempel is spelled T-E-M-P-E-L (6 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,608th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tempel is a German masculine noun meaning “temple (edifice dedicated to one or multiple deities)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein einer Gottheit geweihtes, nichtchristliches Gebäude, das der Ausübung einer Religion dient”.
What does Tempel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetemple (edifice dedicated to one or multiple deities)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein einer Gottheit geweihtes, nichtchristliches Gebäude, das der Ausübung einer Religion dient
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tempel
- Tempels genitive
- Tempelchen diminutive neuter
- Tempeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tempel?
- /ˈtɛmpl̩/
- /ˈtɛmpəl/
- [ˈtɛmpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tempel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tempel in German?
Tempel appears 17 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).