Knight Templar
"knight-templar" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Knight Templar” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A knightly member of the crusader age military order of Templars.
Corpus desk
Index EN-knight-templar · Knight Templar · English
Knight Templar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Knight Templar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Knight Templar” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Knight Templar is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Knight Templar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From knight + Templar (ultimately from Latin templum (“temple”), notably the Temple Mount in Jerusalem). The correct English form is Knight Templar, spelled K-N-I-G-H-T- -T-E-M-P-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1A knightly member of the crusader age military order of Templars.
- 2A member of a York rite masonic order.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Knight Templar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[T]he ſame Caſtels were delyuered into the handes of Roberte de Poyꝛon, Toſtes de Saint Omer, and Roberte Haſtings, thꝛee Knightes templers, […]
Heraclius patriarcha Hierosolymitanus ecclesiam militibus Templariis consecravit, […]
Etymology
From knight + Templar (ultimately from Latin templum (“temple”), notably the Temple Mount in Jerusalem).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.