# tremble

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/ · frequency rank #27,681

## Definitions
1. To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
2. To fear; to be afraid.

## Etymology
From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).

## Easily confused with
- **tumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tremble-vs-tumble)
- **trouble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tremble-vs-trouble)
- **Trimble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tremble-vs-trimble)
- **trestle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tremble-vs-trestle)
- **temple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/temple-vs-tremble)
- **treble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treble-vs-tremble)
- **trample** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trample-vs-tremble)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rtemble`, `termble`, `trebmle`, `trembble`, `trembel`, `tremblle`, `tremlbe`, `tremmble`, `trmeble`, `trremble`, `ttremble`

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