tempus

/ˈtem.pus/

//ˈtem.pus// noun

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The verdict

“tempus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,345 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,345
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tiempo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tempus · tempus · Spanish

tempus · rank #72,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,345
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH temáis

Nearest frequency peer: temáis (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tempus”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tempus” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tempus
PropertyValue
Headwordtempus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtem.pus/
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tempus” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tempuscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “temáis” (#72,346), “tarja” (#72,342), “testeo” (#72,348). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tempus” va en #72,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tempus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,345 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtem.pus/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tempus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tempus, spelled T-E-M-P-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tiempo.
  2. 2
    Época.
  3. 3
    Lapso.
  4. 4
    Estación del año.

Synonyms

tempestastempestas

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tempus"?
"tempus" is spelled T-E-M-P-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtem.pus/.
What does "tempus" mean?
As a noun, "tempus" means: Tiempo.
How do you pronounce "tempus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tempus" is /ˈtem.pus/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tempus" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

temáis#72,346testeo#72,348tester#72,349sumate#72,327

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list