# Timor

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tiːmɔː/ · frequency rank #20,515

## Definitions
1. An island in the Sundas.
2. A locality in the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
3. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From Malay Timor, from timur (“east”).

## Easily confused with
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tor)
- **tio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tio)
- **tito** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tito)
- **tivo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tivo)
- **tumor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tumor)
- **tutor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tutor)
- **Tudor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tudor)
- **tumour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tumour)
- **tremor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tremor)
- **Tim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tim-vs-timor)
- **time** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/time-vs-timor)
- **tier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-timor)
- **Thor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-timor)
- **times** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/times-vs-timor)
- **tiger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiger-vs-timor)
- **timer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timer-vs-timor)
- **tenor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenor-vs-timor)
- **Timmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timmy-vs-timor)
- **timid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timid-vs-timor)
- **Tamar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamar-vs-timor)

## Common misspellings (7)
`itmor`, `timmor`, `timorr`, `timro`, `tiomr`, `tmior`, `ttimor`

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