Tempo

\ˈtɛmpoˑ\

/\ˈtɛmpoˑ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Tempo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,022
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-tempo · Tempo · French

Tempo · rank #17,022 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,022
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Thibaut

Nearest frequency peer: Thibaut (+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 « Tempo »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Tempo » 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).

Tempo vs topo
40% similar
Tempo vs TPMP
20% similar
Tempo vs typo
40% similar

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

Key facts for Tempo
PropertyValue
HeadwordTempo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtɛmpoˑ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,022
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tempo »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Tempose 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 « Thibaut » (#17,023), « sécurisée » (#17,020), « synode » (#17,019). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tempo » est au #17,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tempo (IPA \ˈtɛmpoˑ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,022 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tempo, with forms such as "etmpo", "temmpo", and "temop". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "topo", "TPMP", "typo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Tempo, spelled T-E-M-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tempo.
  2. 2
    Vitesse, train, rythme.
  3. 3
    Mouchoir en papier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Satz enthält drei verschiedene Tempi.
  2. Er war mit einem höllischen Tempo unterwegs.

Synonyms

ZeitmaßMetrumTaktmaßRhythmusSchnelligkeitTaktGeschwindigkeitTaschentuch

Antonyms

GoggoIsettaKabinenrollerTrabant

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmpo
  • temmpo
  • temop
  • temppo
  • tepmo
  • tmepo
  • ttempo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tempo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etmpo2temmpo1temop2temppo1tepmo2tmepo2ttempo1
Edit distance from "Tempo"

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 "Tempo"?
"Tempo" is spelled T-E-M-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtɛmpoˑ\.
What does "Tempo" mean?
As a noun, "Tempo" means: Tempo.
What words are commonly confused with "Tempo"?
"Tempo" is commonly confused with "topo", "TPMP", "typo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tempo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tempo" is \ˈtɛmpoˑ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tempo" come from?
"Tempo" 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 "Tempo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Yonne#17,042sauts#17,000aléas#17,060amber#17,061

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

afflux7 variantspolar7 variantsbaril7 variantsmouais7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list