lose one's temper
/luːz wʌnz tɛmpə(ɹ)/
"lose-one-s-temper" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lose one's temper” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become angry or annoyed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lose-one-s-temper · lose one's temper · English
lose one's temper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lose one's temper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /luːz wʌnz tɛmpə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lose one's temper” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lose one's temper is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /luːz wʌnz tɛmpə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To become angry or annoyed.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lose one's temper in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is lose one's temper, spelled L-O-S-E- -O-N-E-'-S- -T-E-M-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1To become angry or annoyed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lose one's temper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.