temblar

/[t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,973

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

temblar is aSpanishverb. It means: Moverse alternativamente en direcciones opuestas de manera rápida y generalmente involuntaria, con sacudidas breves y frecuentes. En los seres vivos, ocurre generalmente por frío, miedo o fiebre. Pronounced [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]. Often confused with tumbar and tembló.

Key facts for temblar
PropertyValue
Headwordtemblar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,973
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of temblar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for temblar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,973 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for temblar, with forms such as "etmblar", "tebmlar", and "tembalr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "tumbar", "tembló", "temblor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is temblar, spelled T-E-M-B-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moverse alternativamente en direcciones opuestas de manera rápida y generalmente involuntaria, con sacudidas breves y frecuentes. En los seres vivos, ocurre generalmente por frío, miedo o fiebre.
  2. 2
    Tener mucho temor o miedo.
  3. 3
    Dicho de la tierra, sacudirse (de un lado a otro) como resultado de un terremoto o sismo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etmblar,tebmlar,tembalr,tembblar,temblarr,tembllar,temblra,temlbar,temmblar,temvlar,tmeblar,ttemblar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for temblar

Misspelling Variants of "temblar"

etmblar7tebmlar7tembalr7tembblar8temblarr8tembllar8temblra7temlbar7
Misspelling Variants of "temblar"

Frequency rank: #14,973 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temblar"?
"temblar" is spelled T-E-M-B-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ].
What does "temblar" mean?
As a verb, "temblar" means: Moverse alternativamente en direcciones opuestas de manera rápida y generalmente involuntaria, con sacudidas breves y frecuentes. En los seres vivos, ocurre generalmente por frío, miedo o fiebre.
What words are commonly confused with "temblar"?
"temblar" is commonly confused with "tumbar", "tembló", "temblor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "temblar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temblar" is [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temblar" come from?
"temblar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.