# temperate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɛmpəɹət/ · frequency rank #18,969

## Definitions
1. Moderate; not excessive.
2. Moderate; not excessive.
3. Moderate; not excessive.
4. Proceeding from temperance.
5. Dependent on life in a temperate climate.

## Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod.

## Easily confused with
- **template** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/temperate-vs-template)
- **temperature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/temperate-vs-temperature)
- **temperance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/temperance-vs-temperate)

## Common misspellings (13)
`etmperate`, `temeprate`, `temmperate`, `tempearte`, `temperaet`, `temperatte`, `temperrate`, `tempertae`, `tempperate`, `tempreate`, `tepmerate`, `tmeperate`, `ttemperate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/temperate