Which to use
“tembló” is a verb and “túmulo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,173
- “tembló” frequency rank
- #46,861
- “túmulo” frequency rank
- 89034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tembló | túmulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de temblar. | Montículo artificial erigido por el hombre con el que se cubría una tumba en ciertas culturas antiguas. |
Where the eye mixes tembló and túmulo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tembló (CVCCCV) and túmulo (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tembló vs túmulo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tembló is [t̪ẽmˈblo] while túmulo is [ˈt̪umulo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89034, 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]. túmulo is at rank #46,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪umulo].
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 89034, this pair ranks #3,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tembló vs túmulo
Shared letters: lmt. Private to "tembló": beó. Private to "túmulo": ouú.
"tembló" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "túmulo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tembló" for "túmulo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tembló" vs "túmulo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tembló" and "túmulo" 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 "túmulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tembló" and "túmulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tembló vs tiemblo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.