temor

[t̪eˈmoɾ]

/[t̪eˈmoɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“temor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,520
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emoción primitiva que prepara al animal para emprender la huida o la defensa, ante un peligro inminente. :*Sinónimo: miedo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-temor · temor · Spanish

temor · rank #3,520 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,520
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH supuestamente

Nearest frequency peer: supuestamente (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “temor”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “temor” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

temor vs ter
60% similar
temor vs tor
60% similar
temor vs teo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for temor
PropertyValue
Headwordtemor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eˈmoɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,520
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “temor”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).temorcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “supuestamente” (#3,519), “tirar” (#3,521), “tranquila” (#3,522). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “temor” va en #3,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around temor (IPA [t̪eˈmoɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,520 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for temor, with forms such as "etmor", "temmor", and "temorr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ter", "tor", "teo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 temor, spelled T-E-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emoción primitiva que prepara al animal para emprender la huida o la defensa, ante un peligro inminente. :*Sinónimo: miedo.
  2. 2
    Reacción de desconfianza.

Synonyms

recelo

This word in other languages

fear(English)peur(Français)Furcht(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmor
  • temmor
  • temorr
  • temro
  • teomr
  • tmeor
  • ttemor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of temor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etmor2temmor1temorr1temro2teomr2tmeor2ttemor1
Edit distance from "temor"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temor"?
"temor" is spelled T-E-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈmoɾ].
What does "temor" mean?
As a noun, "temor" means: Emoción primitiva que prepara al animal para emprender la huida o la defensa, ante un peligro inminente. :*Sinónimo: miedo.
What words are commonly confused with "temor"?
"temor" is commonly confused with "ter", "tor", "teo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "temor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temor" is [t̪eˈmoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temor" come from?
"temor" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "temor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tirar#3,521rueda#3,516verse#3,526Ramos#3,512

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

árabe7 variantsporno7 variantsplato7 variantscanto7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list