Tempos

[ˈtɛmpos]

/[ˈtɛmpos]/ noun

The verdict

“Tempos” is uncommon German (frequency #72,989 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,989
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tempo

Corpus desk

Index DE-tempos · Tempos · German

Tempos · rank #72,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,989
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teilstrecke

Nearest frequency peer: Teilstrecke (-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 „Tempos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tempos
PropertyValue
HeadwordTempos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛmpos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tempos“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Temposfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Teilstrecke“ (#72,988), „Taxiunternehmen“ (#72,987), „Terpentin“ (#72,991). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tempos“ bei #72,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tempos is uncommon German at frequency #72,989 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛmpos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tempos, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tempos, spelled T-E-M-P-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tempo
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tempo
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Tempo
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Tempo
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Tempo

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 "Tempos"?
"Tempos" is spelled T-E-M-P-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛmpos].
What does "Tempos" mean?
As a noun, "Tempos" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tempo
How do you pronounce "Tempos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tempos" is [ˈtɛmpos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tempos" come from?
"Tempos" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list