obtemperar
The verdict
“obtemperar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - responder modestamente
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obtemperar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obtemperar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
obtemperar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "responder modestamente".
obtemperar has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is obtemperar, spelled O-B-T-E-M-P-E-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1responder modestamente
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “obtemperar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-B-T-E-M-P-E-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.