temível

/tɨ.ˈmi.vɛɫ/

//tɨ.ˈmi.vɛɫ// adj

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The verdict

“temível” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,585
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se deve temer

Corpus desk

Index PT-temivel · temível · Portuguese

temível · rank #31,585 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,585
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tear

Nearest frequency peer: tear (-4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “temível”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “temível” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

temível vs terrível
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for temível
PropertyValue
Headwordtemível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tɨ.ˈmi.vɛɫ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,585
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “temível”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).temívelcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tear” (#31,581), “tardar” (#31,579), “sufocado” (#31,573). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “temível” fica em #31,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around temível (IPA /tɨ.ˈmi.vɛɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,585 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for temível, with forms such as "etmível", "temmível", and "temvíel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "terrível", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is temível, spelled T-E-M-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se deve temer
  2. 2
    que provoca temor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how temível appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Inimigo temível.

Synonyms

assustadorformidáveltemidoterríveltemibilíssimotemibilíssimo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmível
  • temmível
  • temvíel
  • temíevl
  • temívell
  • temívle
  • temívvel
  • teímvel
  • tmeível
  • ttemível

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of temível - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etmível2temmível1temvíel2temíevl2temívell1temívle2temívvel1teímvel2
Edit distance from "temível"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temível"?
"temível" is spelled T-E-M-Í-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /tɨ.ˈmi.vɛɫ/.
What does "temível" mean?
As an adjective, "temível" means: que se deve temer
What words are commonly confused with "temível"?
"temível" is commonly confused with "terrível". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "temível"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temível" is /tɨ.ˈmi.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temível" come from?
"temível" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "temível", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

silicon#31,563batizar#31,659Bengali#31,662centeio#31,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

alfaiate10 variantsbright10 variantslinfoma10 variantsindigno10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list