Tempi passati

[ˈtɛmpi paˈsaːti]

/[ˈtɛmpi paˈsaːti]/ phrase

The verdict

“Tempi passati” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — „das sind [leider/zum Glück] längst vergangene Zeiten!“, „die Zeiten sind vorbei“

Key facts for Tempi passati
PropertyValue
HeadwordTempi passati
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈtɛmpi paˈsaːti]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tempi passati” sits in German frequency

Tempi passati falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tempi passati is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛmpi paˈsaːti]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "„das sind [leider/zum Glück] längst vergangene Zeiten!“, „die Zeiten sind vorbei“".

No misspelling variants are generated for Tempi passati in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Tempi passati, spelled T-E-M-P-I- -P-A-S-S-A-T-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    „das sind [leider/zum Glück] längst vergangene Zeiten!“, „die Zeiten sind vorbei“

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tempi passati"?
"Tempi passati" is spelled T-E-M-P-I- -P-A-S-S-A-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛmpi paˈsaːti].
What does "Tempi passati" mean?
As a phrase, "Tempi passati" means: „das sind [leider/zum Glück] längst vergangene Zeiten!“, „die Zeiten sind vorbei“
How do you pronounce "Tempi passati"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tempi passati" is [ˈtɛmpi paˈsaːti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tempi passati" come from?
"Tempi passati" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Tempi passati”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-E-M-P-I- -P-A-S-S-A-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtɛmpi paˈsaːti] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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