tepid

/ˈtɛpɪd/

//ˈtɛpɪd// adj

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"tepid" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tepid” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,418
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tepid · tepid · English

tepid · rank #41,418 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,418
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teo

Nearest frequency peer: Teo (-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 “tepid”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tepid” 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).

tepid vs Teri
40% similar
tepid vs topic
60% similar
tepid vs typed
60% similar

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

Key facts for tepid
PropertyValue
Headwordtepid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈtɛpɪd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,418
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tepid”

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).tepidlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Teo” (#41,417), “tectonics” (#41,416), “testes” (#41,420). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tepid” is #41,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tepid (IPA /ˈtɛpɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,418 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tepid, with forms such as "etpid", "teipd", and "tepdi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Teri", "topic", "typed", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ. The correct English form is tepid, spelled T-E-P-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
  2. 2
    Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.
  2. He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ.

This word in other languages

tibio(Español)tiède(Français)lauwarm(Deutsch)tépido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etpid
  • teipd
  • tepdi
  • tepidd
  • teppid
  • tpeid
  • ttepid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tepid - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etpid2teipd2tepdi2tepidd1teppid1tpeid2ttepid1
Edit distance from "tepid"

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 "tepid"?
"tepid" is spelled T-E-P-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛpɪd/.
What does "tepid" mean?
As an adjective, "tepid" means: Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
What words are commonly confused with "tepid"?
"tepid" is commonly confused with "Teri", "topic", "typed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tepid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tepid" is /ˈtɛpɪd/. 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 "tepid"?
Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ. 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 "tepid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tarek#41,410taffy#41,407tripe#41,435Stoll#41,394

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

sullen7 variantsSommer7 variantsVadim7 variantswaring7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list