Which to use
“tembló” and “tiembla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,173
- “tembló” frequency rank
- #20,532
- “tiembla” frequency rank
- 62705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tembló | tiembla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de temblar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de temblar. |
Where the eye mixes tembló and tiembla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tembló runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against tiembla's 7 (CVVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tembló vs tiembla
A purely visual mix-up. tembló ([t̪ẽmˈblo]) and tiembla ([ˈt̪jẽmbla]) 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 62705, 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]. tiembla is at rank #20,532, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪jẽmbla].
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 62705, this pair ranks #51,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tembló vs tiembla
Shared letters: belmt. Private to "tembló": ó. Private to "tiembla": ai.
"tembló" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "tiembla" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tiembla ← itembla · teimbla · tiebmla · tiembal · tiembbla · tiemblla · tiemlba · tiemmbla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tembló" for "tiembla" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tembló" or "tiembla" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tembló" and "tiembla" 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 "tiembla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tembló" and "tiembla" 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 #51,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.