# tremor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɛmə/ · frequency rank #27,316

## Definitions
1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
2. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
3. An earthquake.

## Etymology
From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.

## Easily confused with
- **tumor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tremor-vs-tumor)
- **Trevor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tremor-vs-trevor)
- **tenor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenor-vs-tremor)
- **Timor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timor-vs-tremor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rtemor`, `termor`, `tremmor`, `tremorr`, `tremro`, `treomr`, `trmeor`, `trremor`, `ttremor`

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