temperar

/tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/

//tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“temperar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,150
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deitar tempero em

Corpus desk

Index PT-temperar · temperar · Portuguese

temperar · rank #48,150 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,150
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tónica

Nearest frequency peer: tónica (+19 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 “temperar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “temperar” 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).

temperar vs tempero
75% similar
temperar vs temporal
75% similar
temperar vs temperado
78% similar

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

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “temperar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).temperarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tónica” (#48,169), “sonolento” (#48,127), “sodomia” (#48,126). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “temperar” fica em #48,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around temperar (IPA /tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,150 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for temperar, with forms such as "etmperar", "temeprar", and "temmperar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "tempero", "temporal", "temperado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is temperar, spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-A-R.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

season(English)sazonar(Español)assaisonner(Français)würzen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmperar
  • temeprar
  • temmperar
  • tempearr
  • temperarr
  • temperra
  • temperrar
  • tempperar
  • temprear
  • tepmerar
  • tmeperar
  • ttemperar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of temperar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etmperar2temeprar2temmperar1tempearr2temperarr1temperra2temperrar1tempperar1
Edit distance from "temperar"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verídico#48,178siameses#48,115achatado#48,214aleijado#48,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abominação12 variantsAnastácio12 variantsasqueroso12 variantsortodoxia12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list