templates

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The verdict

“templates” is uncommon German (frequency #67,777 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,777
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs template

Key facts for templates
PropertyValue
Headwordtemplates
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “templates” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). templates lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

templates is uncommon German at frequency #67,777 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs template".

templates doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 templates, spelled T-E-M-P-L-A-T-E-S.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs template

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 "templates"?
"templates" is spelled T-E-M-P-L-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "templates" mean?
As a verb, "templates" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs template
How do you pronounce "templates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "templates" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "templates" come from?
"templates" 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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Using “templates”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-E-M-P-L-A-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list