# Tempo vs timo

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tempo
*noun · IPA [ˈtɛmpo] · frequency rank #4,468*
die Taktfrequenz in der Musik

### timo
*noun · frequency rank #7,677*
Angst, Furcht, Bange

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tempo-vs-timo