Tempelturm
[ˈtɛmpl̩ˌtʊʁm]
The verdict
“Tempelturm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tempel in Turmform, als Tempel dienender Turm
Corpus desk
Index DE-tempelturm · Tempelturm · German
Tempelturm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tempelturm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛmpl̩ˌtʊʁm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tempelturm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tempelturm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛmpl̩ˌtʊʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tempel in Turmform, als Tempel dienender Turm".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tempelturm in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tempelturm, spelled T-E-M-P-E-L-T-U-R-M.
Definition
- 1Tempel in Turmform, als Tempel dienender Turm
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tempelturm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Liebliche Glocken schlugen oben im Tempelturm und der erste Stern zwinkerte sanft über den Uferwiesen des Skai.“
„Aber im letzten Jahrhundert, als tatsächliche babylonische Tempeltürme ausgegraben wurden, stellte man fest, dass in ihre Spitzen astrologische Diagramme eingraviert waren.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.