Tempe
/tɛmˈpiː/
"tempe" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tempe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,754
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tempe · Tempe · English
Tempe · rank #28,754 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,754
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH TEC
Nearest frequency peer: TEC (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Tempe”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Swims
Swims
71,253 corpus weight
- swimwear
swimwear
71,252 corpus weight
- taunting
taunting
71,249 corpus weight
- TEC
TEC
71,248 corpus weight
- Tempe
Tempe
71,247 corpus weight
- terraced
terraced
71,245 corpus weight
What this shows “Tempe” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tempe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /tɛmˈpiː/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #28,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Tempe”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tempe (IPA /tɛmˈpiː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,754 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tempe, with forms such as "etmpe", "temep", and "temmpe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "time", "type", "tome", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named for the Vale of Tempe in northern Thessaly, Greece. The correct English form is Tempe, spelled T-E-M-P-E.
Definition
- 1A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
- 2A suburb in Inner West council area, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 3The Vale of Tempe; (by extension) a beautiful valley; any delightful rural spot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tempe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The fire reached four alarms, which Tempe Fire Chief Greg Ruiz said was a “very, very large event.”
Farre vnworhie am I to ſpend the leaſt breath of commendation in the extolling ſo delightfull and pleaſant a Tempe, or once to conſecrate my inke with the excellent mention of the thrice noble and illuſtrious Chieftaine vnder whom it is flouriſhingly gouerned.
Etymology
Named for the Vale of Tempe in northern Thessaly, Greece.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- etmpe
- temep
- temmpe
- temppe
- tepme
- tmepe
- ttempe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tempe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tempe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).