Tempora

[ˈtɛmpoʁa]

/[ˈtɛmpoʁa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tempora” is uncommon German (frequency #58,352 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,352
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tempus

Corpus desk

Index DE-tempora · Tempora · German

Tempora · rank #58,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,352
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Telepathie

Nearest frequency peer: Telepathie (-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 „Tempora“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tempora
PropertyValue
HeadwordTempora
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛmpoʁa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tempora“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Telepathie“ (#58,351), „Testergebnis“ (#58,353), „teilweiser“ (#58,350). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tempora“ bei #58,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tempora is uncommon German at frequency #58,352 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛmpoʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tempora, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tempora, spelled T-E-M-P-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tempus
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Tempus
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Tempus
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Tempus

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 "Tempora"?
"Tempora" is spelled T-E-M-P-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛmpoʁa].
What does "Tempora" mean?
As a noun, "Tempora" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tempus
How do you pronounce "Tempora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tempora" is [ˈtɛmpoʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tempora" come from?
"Tempora" 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 "Tempora", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list