têmpera

/ˈtẽ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

//ˈtẽ.pɨ.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“têmpera” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,882 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,882
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de temperar

Corpus desk

Index PT-tempera · têmpera · Portuguese

têmpera · rank #65,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,882
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH urbs

Nearest frequency peer: urbs (+6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “têmpera”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “têmpera” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for têmpera
PropertyValue
Headwordtêmpera
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtẽ.pɨ.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “têmpera” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).têmperacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “urbs” (#65,888), “usura” (#65,890), “vadiagem” (#65,891). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “têmpera” fica em #65,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

têmpera is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,882 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtẽ.pɨ.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for têmpera in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is têmpera, spelled T-Ê-M-P-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de temperar
  2. 2
    temperatura
  3. 3
    banho em que se temperam os metais, introduzindo os candentes em água fria
  4. 4
    feitio, índole
  5. 5
    austeridade
  6. 6
    cunha, em vários aparelhos
  7. 7
    preparação que se dava aos falcões e a outras aves, que no dia seguinte se deviam empregar na caça
  8. 8
    técnica na qual os pigmentos ou os corantes podem ser misturados com um aglutinante

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 "têmpera"?
"têmpera" is spelled T-Ê-M-P-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtẽ.pɨ.ɾɐ/.
What does "têmpera" mean?
As a noun, "têmpera" means: ato ou efeito de temperar
How do you pronounce "têmpera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "têmpera" is /ˈtẽ.pɨ.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list