Which to use
“tembló” is a verb and “temible” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,173
- “tembló” frequency rank
- #22,526
- “temible” frequency rank
- 64699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tembló | temible |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de temblar. | Digno o susceptible de ser temido. |
Where the eye mixes tembló and temible
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tembló runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against temible's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tembló and temible
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tembló is [t̪ẽmˈblo] while temible is [t̪eˈmiβ̞le]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tembló is recorded at frequency rank #42,173, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽmˈblo]. temible is at rank #22,526, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪eˈmiβ̞le].
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 64699, this pair ranks #44,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tembló vs temible
Shared letters: belmt. Private to "tembló": ó. Private to "temible": i.
"tembló" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "temible" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- temible ← etmible · teimble · tembile · temibble · temibel · temiblle · temilbe · temivle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tembló" for "temible" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tembló" or "temible" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tembló" and "temible" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tembló" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "temible" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tembló" and "temible" 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 #44,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.