Which to use
“temblar” and “tembló” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,973
- “temblar” frequency rank
- #42,173
- “tembló” frequency rank
- 57146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temblar | tembló |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Moverse alternativamente en direcciones opuestas de manera rápida y generalmente involuntaria, con sacudidas breves y frecuentes. En los seres vivos, ocurre generalmente por frío, miedo o fiebre. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de temblar. |
Where the eye mixes temblar and tembló
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between temblar and tembló
A purely visual mix-up. temblar ([t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]) and tembló ([t̪ẽmˈblo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temblar is recorded at frequency rank #14,973, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]. tembló is at rank #42,173, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽmˈblo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57146, this pair ranks #71,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of temblar vs tembló
Shared letters: belmt. Private to "temblar": ar. Private to "tembló": ó.
"temblar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "tembló" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- temblar ← etmblar · tebmlar · tembalr · tembblar · temblarr · tembllar · temblra · temlbar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "temblar" for "tembló" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "temblar" or "tembló" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "temblar" and "tembló" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "temblar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tembló" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temblar" and "tembló" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tembló vs túmulo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #71,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.