temor

\te.'mo*\

/\te.'mo*\/ noun

The verdict

“temor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,349
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medo, receio, sensação resultante da ideia de perigo

Corpus desk

Index PT-temor · temor · Portuguese

temor · rank #12,349 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,349
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH teórico

Nearest frequency peer: teórico (+3 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “temor”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “temor” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

temor vs ter
60% similar
temor vs Tor
40% similar
temor vs tomo
60% similar

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

Key facts for temor
PropertyValue
Headwordtemor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.'mo*\
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,349
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “temor” fica na frequência do português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.temorcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “teórico” (#12,352), “tam” (#12,345), “source” (#12,343). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around temor (IPA \te.'mo*\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,349 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for temor, with forms such as "etmor", "temmor", and "temorr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ter", "Tor", "tomo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is temor, spelled T-E-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    medo, receio, sensação resultante da ideia de perigo
  2. 2
    atributo do temente
  3. 3
    escrúpulo, respeito

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmor
  • temmor
  • temorr
  • temro
  • teomr
  • tmeor
  • ttemor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of temor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etmor2temmor1temorr1temro2teomr2tmeor2ttemor1
Edit distance from "temor"

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 "temor"?
"temor" is spelled T-E-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \te.'mo*\.
What does "temor" mean?
As a noun, "temor" means: medo, receio, sensação resultante da ideia de perigo
What words are commonly confused with "temor"?
"temor" is commonly confused with "ter", "Tor", "tomo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "temor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temor" is \te.'mo*\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temor" come from?
"temor" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "temor". Here's where to go from here.

  • "temor" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ter". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #12,349 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list