# Tempe vs temple

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tempe
*name · IPA /tɛmˈpiː/ · frequency rank #28,754*
A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

### temple
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛm.pl̩/ · frequency rank #3,339*
A house of worship, especially:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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