Tempus

[ˈtɛmpʊs]

/[ˈtɛmpʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tempus” is uncommon German (frequency #52,483 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,483
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, grammatische Kategorie des Verbs zur Anzeige einer Zeit oder Zeitstufe

Corpus desk

Index DE-tempus · Tempus · German

Tempus · rank #52,483 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,483
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH teacher

Nearest frequency peer: teacher (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Tempus”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tempus” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tempus
PropertyValue
HeadwordTempus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛmpʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,483
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Tempus” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tempusliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „teacher“ (#52,482), „texts“ (#52,484), „Themenkomplex“ (#52,485). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tempus is uncommon German at frequency #52,483 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛmpʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tempus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Präteritum und Futur sind Tempora.
  2. „Bei den finiten Formen sind besonders die Diathesen zu erwähnen (die Unterscheidung zwischen Aktiv und Passiv; in der früheren Zeit gab es auch noch eine dritte, die funktionell häufig unserem Reflexivum entspricht, die mediale Diathese) sowie die Unterscheidung nach Tempus (Zeit) und Modus (Aussageart).“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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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