temblor
/tɛmˈblɔː/
"temblor" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“temblor” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An earthquake.
Corpus desk
Index EN-temblor · temblor · English
temblor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | temblor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɛmˈblɔː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “temblor” in English
Rare enough to double-check
temblor is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɛmˈblɔː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An earthquake.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for temblor in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin American Spanish temblor. The correct English form is temblor, spelled T-E-M-B-L-O-R.
Definition
- 1An earthquake.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how temblor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ever since the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, scientists have been warning that it is just a matter of time before another major temblor strikes the Bay Area.
The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a temblor, was measured 4 on Taiwan's 7-tiered intensity scale in Yichu, 3 in Chiayi City and Tainan City's Chiali, as well as 2 in Yunlin County's Touliu City and Shuilin.
Etymology
From Latin American Spanish temblor.
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.