tremor
/ˈtɹɛmɚ/noun, verb
tremor is spelled T-R-E-M-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tremor means “A shake, quiver, or vibration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tremor is tremors.
How many letters and syllables are in tremor?
| Letters | 6: T-R-E-M-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tremor?
Tremor appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tremor?
- UK /ˈtɹɛmə/
- US /ˈtɹɛmɚ/
- /ˈtɹɪmɚ/
Tremor has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tremor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tremor?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tremor from its last stressed vowel (/ɛməɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tremor
- tremors plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tremoring participle, present
- tremored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tremor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shake, quiver, or vibration.
She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.
- 2
A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.
The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.
- 3
An earthquake.
Did you feel the tremor this morning?
verb
- 1
To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tremor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tremblement, trépidation , trémulation , tremblement de terre , trembler |
| German | Zittern , Tremor , Beben, Erdbeben , zittern |
| Portuguese | tremor , tremer |
| Spanish | temblor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tremor come from?
From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).