temperar

//tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,150

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

temperar is aPortugueseverb. It means: deitar tempero em Pronounced /tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/. Often confused with tempero and temporal.

Key facts for temperar
PropertyValue
Headwordtemperar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,150
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of temperar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for temperar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,150 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for temperar, with forms such as "etmperar", "temeprar", and "temmperar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "tempero", "temporal", "temperado", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is temperar, spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    deitar tempero em
  2. 2
    abrandar
  3. 3
    preparar
  4. 4
    tornar mais acentuado o gosto ou o sabor de

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etmperar,temeprar,temmperar,tempearr,temperarr,temperra,temperrar,tempperar,temprear,tepmerar,tmeperar,ttemperar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for temperar

Misspelling Variants of "temperar"

etmperar8temeprar8temmperar9tempearr8temperarr9temperra8temperrar9tempperar9
Misspelling Variants of "temperar"

Frequency rank: #48,150 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "temperar"?
"temperar" is spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "temperar" mean?
As a verb, "temperar" means: deitar tempero em
What words are commonly confused with "temperar"?
"temperar" is commonly confused with "tempero", "temporal", "temperado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "temperar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temperar" is /tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temperar" come from?
"temperar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.