# tempest

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛm.pəst/ · frequency rank #19,984

## Definitions
1. A storm, especially one with severe winds.
2. Any violent tumult or commotion.
3. A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

## Etymology
From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”).

## Easily confused with
- **tempt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempest-vs-tempt)
- **temples** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempest-vs-temples)
- **Tempe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempe-vs-tempest)
- **temper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/temper-vs-tempest)

## Common misspellings (11)
`etmpest`, `temepst`, `temmpest`, `tempesst`, `tempestt`, `tempets`, `temppest`, `tempset`, `tepmest`, `tmepest`, `ttempest`

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