temor
Spanish, noun/teˈmoɾ/
temor is spelled T-E-M-O-R (5 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Temor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fear; dread” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Emoción primitiva que prepara al animal para emprender la huida o la defensa, ante un peligro…”.
What does temor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefear; dread
- 2
masculineawe
- 3
masculineapprehension
- 4
masculinetrepidation
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Emoción primitiva que prepara al animal para emprender la huida o la defensa, ante un peligro inminente. :*Sinónimo: miedo.. 2. Reacción de desconfianza.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of temor
- temores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce temor?
- /teˈmoɾ/
- [t̪eˈmoɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to temor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is temor in Spanish?
temor appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).