# Tempe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tɛmˈpiː/ · frequency rank #28,754

## Definitions
1. A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
2. A suburb in Inner West council area, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3. The Vale of Tempe; (by extension) a beautiful valley; any delightful rural spot.

## Etymology
Named for the Vale of Tempe in northern Thessaly, Greece.

## Easily confused with
- **time** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-time)
- **type** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-type)
- **tome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-tome)
- **theme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-theme)
- **tense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-tense)
- **tempo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-tempo)
- **tempt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-tempt)
- **trope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-trope)
- **tripe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-tripe)
- **terse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-terse)
- **temple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-temple)
- **temper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-temper)
- **tempted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-tempted)
- **temples** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-temples)
- **tempest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-tempest)
- **tee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tee-vs-tempe)
- **tape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tape-vs-tempe)
- **temp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/temp-vs-tempe)
- **tame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tame-vs-tempe)
- **Tampa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tempe)

## Common misspellings (7)
`etmpe`, `temep`, `temmpe`, `temppe`, `tepme`, `tmepe`, `ttempe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tempe