Which to use
“tembló” and “temido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,173
- “tembló” frequency rank
- #21,846
- “temido” frequency rank
- 64019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tembló | temido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de temblar. | Participio de temer. |
Where the eye mixes tembló and temido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tembló (CVCCCV) and temido (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses tembló with temido
A purely visual mix-up. tembló ([t̪ẽmˈblo]) and temido ([t̪eˈmið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64019, 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]. temido is at rank #21,846, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eˈmið̞o].
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 64019, this pair ranks #46,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tembló vs temido
Shared letters: emt. Private to "tembló": bló. Private to "temido": dio.
"tembló" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "temido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- temido ← etmido · teimdo · temdio · temiddo · temiod · temmido · tmeido · ttemido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tembló" for "temido" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tembló" and "temido" 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 "temido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tembló" and "temido" 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 #46,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.