temples

/ˈtɛmpl̩z/

//ˈtɛmpl̩z// noun

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"temples" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“temples” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,308
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of temple

Corpus desk

Index EN-temples · temples · English

temples · rank #11,308 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,308
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH technician

Nearest frequency peer: technician (-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 “temples”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “temples” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

temples vs tempted
71% similar
temples vs triples
71% similar
temples vs Tempe
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for temples
PropertyValue
Headwordtemples
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛmpl̩z/
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,308
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “temples”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).templeslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “technician” (#11,307), “tidal” (#11,309), “tasted” (#11,306). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “temples” is #11,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around temples (IPA /ˈtɛmpl̩z/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,308 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of temple".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for temples, with forms such as "etmples", "temlpes", and "temmples". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "tempted", "triples", "Tempe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is temples, spelled T-E-M-P-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of temple

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmples
  • temlpes
  • temmples
  • tempels
  • templess
  • templles
  • templse
  • tempples
  • tepmles
  • tmeples
  • ttemples

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of temples - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etmples2temlpes2temmples1tempels2templess1templles1templse2tempples1
Edit distance from "temples"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temples"?
"temples" is spelled T-E-M-P-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛmpl̩z/.
What does "temples" mean?
As a noun, "temples" means: plural of temple
What words are commonly confused with "temples"?
"temples" is commonly confused with "tempted", "triples", "Tempe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "temples"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temples" is /ˈtɛmpl̩z/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temples" come from?
"temples" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list