temeroso

/[t̪emeˈɾoso]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,276

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

temeroso is anSpanishadj. It means: Que siente temor o miedo. Pronounced [t̪emeˈɾoso]. Often confused with tenebroso and temerosos.

Key facts for temeroso
PropertyValue
Headwordtemeroso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[t̪emeˈɾoso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,276
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for temeroso is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪emeˈɾoso]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,276 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for temeroso, with forms such as "etmeroso", "teemroso", and "temeorso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "tenebroso", "temerosos", "tememos", 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 temeroso, spelled T-E-M-E-R-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que siente temor o miedo.
  2. 2
    Que se caracteriza por tener temor a actuar o a tomar decisiones.
  3. 3
    Que causa miedo o temor.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etmeroso,teemroso,temeorso,temeroos,temerosso,temerroso,temersoo,temmeroso,temreoso,tmeeroso,ttemeroso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for temeroso

Misspelling Variants of "temeroso"

etmeroso8teemroso8temeorso8temeroos8temerosso9temerroso9temersoo8temmeroso9
Misspelling Variants of "temeroso"

Frequency rank: #30,276 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temeroso"?
"temeroso" is spelled T-E-M-E-R-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪emeˈɾoso].
What does "temeroso" mean?
As an adj, "temeroso" means: Que siente temor o miedo.
What words are commonly confused with "temeroso"?
"temeroso" is commonly confused with "tenebroso", "temerosos", "tememos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "temeroso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temeroso" is [t̪emeˈɾoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temeroso" come from?
"temeroso" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.