tempero

noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,203

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

tempero is aPortuguesenoun. It means: todo o ingrediente adicionado na comida para lhe alterar o sabor Often confused with tempo and templo.

Key facts for tempero
PropertyValue
Headwordtempero
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,203
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tempero is 7 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #18,203 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for tempero, with forms such as "etmpero", "temepro", and "temmpero". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "tempo", "templo", "temperar", 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 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 tempero, spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    todo o ingrediente adicionado na comida para lhe alterar o sabor
  2. 2
    aquilo que dá um tom especial a algo

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etmpero,temepro,temmpero,tempeor,temperro,temppero,tempreo,tepmero,tmepero,ttempero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tempero

Misspelling Variants of "tempero"

etmpero7temepro7temmpero8tempeor7temperro8temppero8tempreo7tepmero7
Misspelling Variants of "tempero"

Frequency rank: #18,203 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tempero"?
"tempero" is spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-O.
What does "tempero" mean?
As a noun, "tempero" means: todo o ingrediente adicionado na comida para lhe alterar o sabor
What words are commonly confused with "tempero"?
"tempero" is commonly confused with "tempo", "templo", "temperar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tempero" come from?
"tempero" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Portuguese index:

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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.