temor
Portuguese, noun/teˈmoʁ/
temor is spelled T-E-M-O-R (5 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,197th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Temor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fear (emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “medo, receio, sensação resultante da ideia de perigo”.
What does temor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefear (emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
- 2
masculinefear (sense of fear induced by something or someone)
- 3
masculinefear (extreme veneration or awe)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. medo, receio, sensação resultante da ideia de perigo 2. atributo do temente 3. escrúpulo, respeito
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of temor
- temores plural
- temôr alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce temor?
- Brazil /teˈmoʁ/
- Brazil [teˈmoh]
- /teˈmoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to temor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is temor in Portuguese?
temor appears 5.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).