temerity

/tɪˈmɛɹ.ə.ti/

//tɪˈmɛɹ.ə.ti// noun

The verdict

“temerity” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un acción muy osado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-temerity · temerity · Spanish

temerity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for temerity
PropertyValue
Headwordtemerity
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɪˈmɛɹ.ə.ti/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “temerity” en español

temerityqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

temerity is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɪˈmɛɹ.ə.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for temerity, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is temerity, spelled T-E-M-E-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un acción muy osado.
  2. 2
    La cualidad de teniendo audacia.
  3. 3
    Insolencia, desfachatez.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temerity"?
"temerity" is spelled T-E-M-E-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /tɪˈmɛɹ.ə.ti/.
What does "temerity" mean?
As a noun, "temerity" means: Un acción muy osado.
How do you pronounce "temerity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temerity" is /tɪˈmɛɹ.ə.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temerity" come from?
"temerity" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list