tempes

\tɑ̃p\

/\tɑ̃p\/ noun

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The verdict

“tempes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,482
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-tempes · tempes · French

tempes · rank #46,482 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,482
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tem

Nearest frequency peer: tem (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tempes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tempes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

tempes vs temps
83% similar
tempes vs types
67% similar
tempes vs têtes
50% similar

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

Key facts for tempes
PropertyValue
Headwordtempes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɑ̃p\
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,482
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tempes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).tempesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tem » (#46,481), « temporal » (#46,483), « technicolor » (#46,480). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tempes » est au #46,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tempes (IPA \tɑ̃p\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,482 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de tempe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tempes, with forms such as "etmpes", "temeps", and "temmpes". 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, "temps", "types", "têtes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tempes, spelled T-E-M-P-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de tempe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tempes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’inspecteur principal Roblin, un grand maigre aux tempes argentées, est de dix ans mon aîné.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmpes
  • temeps
  • temmpes
  • tempess
  • temppes
  • tempse
  • tepmes
  • tmepes
  • ttempes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tempes - 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.

etmpes2temeps2temmpes1tempess1temppes1tempse2tepmes2tmepes2
Edit distance from "tempes"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tempes"?
"tempes" is spelled T-E-M-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃p\.
What does "tempes" mean?
As a noun, "tempes" means: Pluriel de tempe.
What words are commonly confused with "tempes"?
"tempes" is commonly confused with "temps", "types", "têtes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tempes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tempes" is \tɑ̃p\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tempes" come from?
"tempes" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tibias#46,488synthé#46,473tissée#46,491Suárez#46,470

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

tissent9 variantstopless9 variantstoutous9 variantsspeedy9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list