Which to use
“temes” and “temía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,420
- “temes” frequency rank
- #13,364
- “temía” frequency rank
- 40784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temes | temía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de temar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de temer. |
Where the eye mixes temes and temía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: temes vs temía
A purely visual mix-up. temes ([ˈt̪emes]) and temía ([t̪eˈmia]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temes is recorded at frequency rank #27,420, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪emes]. temía is at rank #13,364, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eˈmia].
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 40784, this pair ranks #157,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of temes vs temía
Shared letters: emt. Private to "temes": s. Private to "temía": aí.
"temes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "temía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- temes ← etmes · teems · temess · temmes · temse · tmees · ttemes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "temes" and "temía" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "temes" or "temía"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "temes" and "temía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "temes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "temía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temes" and "temía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs temes". 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 #157,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.