Tempus

[ˈtɛmpʊs]

/[ˈtɛmpʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tempus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,483 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,483
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft, grammatische Kategorie des Verbs zur Anzeige einer Zeit oder Zeitstufe

Key facts for Tempus
PropertyValue
HeadwordTempus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛmpʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,483
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tempus” 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). Tempus lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tempus is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛmpʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,483 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Eigenschaft, grammatische Kategorie des Verbs zur Anzeige einer Zeit oder Zeitstufe".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tempus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tempus, spelled T-E-M-P-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, grammatische Kategorie des Verbs zur Anzeige einer Zeit oder Zeitstufe

Synonyms

ZeitZeitform

Antonyms

PersonNumerusModus

This word in other languages

tense(English)tiempo(Español)temps(Français)

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 "Tempus"?
"Tempus" is spelled T-E-M-P-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛmpʊs].
What does "Tempus" mean?
As a noun, "Tempus" means: Eigenschaft, grammatische Kategorie des Verbs zur Anzeige einer Zeit oder Zeitstufe
How do you pronounce "Tempus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tempus" is [ˈtɛmpʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tempus" come from?
"Tempus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Tempus”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-E-M-P-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtɛmpʊs] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list