tempestas
[tɛmˈpɛs.taːs]
The verdict
“tempestas” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tiempo, lapso de tiempo, periodo, época.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tempestas · tempestas · Spanish
tempestas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tempestas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɛmˈpɛs.taːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tempestas” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tempestas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɛmˈpɛs.taːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
tempestas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tempestas, spelled T-E-M-P-E-S-T-A-S.
Definition
- 1Tiempo, lapso de tiempo, periodo, época.
- 2Condiciones atmosféricas, tiempo.
- 3Tempestad, tormenta, mal tiempo.
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.