Tempelritter

[ˈtɛmpl̩ˌʁɪtɐ]

/[ˈtɛmpl̩ˌʁɪtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Tempelritter” is uncommon German (frequency #69,767 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,767
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied des Templerordens

Corpus desk

Index DE-tempelritter · Tempelritter · German

Tempelritter · rank #69,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,767
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teleskope

Nearest frequency peer: Teleskope (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tempelritter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tempelritter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tempelritter
PropertyValue
HeadwordTempelritter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛmpl̩ˌʁɪtɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#69,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tempelritter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tempelritterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Teleskope“ (#69,766), „Terrorgruppen“ (#69,769), „tektonische“ (#69,764). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tempelritter“ bei #69,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tempelritter is uncommon German at frequency #69,767 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛmpl̩ˌʁɪtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitglied des Templerordens".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tempelritter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tempelritter, spelled T-E-M-P-E-L-R-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitglied des Templerordens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tempelritter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Tempelritter aber sind der erste geistliche Orden, der sich ganz dem Kampf widmet.“
  2. „Die Tempelritter waren im Mittelalter eine mächtige und verschwiegene Gemeinschaft von Mönchskriegern, die von zahlreichen Legenden umgeben war.“

Synonyms

TempelherrTempler

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tempelritter"?
"Tempelritter" is spelled T-E-M-P-E-L-R-I-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛmpl̩ˌʁɪtɐ].
What does "Tempelritter" mean?
As a noun, "Tempelritter" means: Mitglied des Templerordens
How do you pronounce "Tempelritter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tempelritter" is [ˈtɛmpl̩ˌʁɪtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tempelritter" come from?
"Tempelritter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tempelritter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list