temperament

/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/

//ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt// noun

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"temperament" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“temperament” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,203
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-temperament · temperament · English

temperament · rank #18,203 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,203
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tailed

Nearest frequency peer: tailed (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “temperament”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “temperament” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

temperament vs temperamental
85% similar

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

Key facts for temperament
PropertyValue
Headwordtemperament
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,203
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “temperament”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).temperamentlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “tailed” (#18,202), “thirteenth” (#18,204), “swallowing” (#18,201). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “temperament” is #18,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around temperament (IPA /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,203 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for temperament, with forms such as "etmperament", "temeprament", and "temmperament". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "temperamental", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English temperament, borrowed from Middle French tempérament, from Latin temperāmentum. The correct English form is temperament, spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
  2. 2
    A tendency to become irritable or angry.
  3. 3
    The altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key.
  4. 4
    Individual differences in behavior that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values and attitudes.
  5. 5
    A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements or ingredients in a compound; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.
  6. 6
    Any state or condition as determined by the proportion of its ingredients or the manner in which they are mixed; consistence, composition; mixture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. President Taft did not have the temperament either to dominate or to work with his Congress.
  2. If I will aske meere Philosophers, what the soule is, I shall finde amongst them, that will tell me, it is nothing, but the temperament and harmony, and just and equall composition of the Elements in the body, which produces all those faculties which we ascribe to the soule […]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English temperament, borrowed from Middle French tempérament, from Latin temperāmentum.

This word in other languages

temperamento(Español)tempérament(Français)Temperament(Deutsch)temperamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmperament
  • temeprament
  • temmperament
  • tempearment
  • temperaemnt
  • temperamennt
  • temperamentt
  • temperametn
  • temperamment
  • temperamnet
  • tempermaent
  • temperrament
  • tempperament
  • tempreament
  • tepmerament
  • tmeperament
  • ttemperament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etmperament2temeprament2temmperament1tempearment2temperaemnt2temperamennt1temperamentt1temperametn2
Edit distance from "temperament"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temperament"?
"temperament" is spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/.
What does "temperament" mean?
As a noun, "temperament" means: A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
What words are commonly confused with "temperament"?
"temperament" is commonly confused with "temperamental". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "temperament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temperament" is /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "temperament"?
Inherited from Middle English temperament, borrowed from Middle French tempérament, from Latin temperāmentum. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

computation17 variantsConstantine17 variantsinterruption17 variantsencompassing17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list