tempero

noun

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The verdict

“tempero” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,203
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - todo o ingrediente adicionado na comida para lhe alterar o sabor

Corpus desk

Index PT-tempero · tempero · Portuguese

tempero · rank #18,203 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,203
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH then

Nearest frequency peer: then (+1 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 “tempero”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tempero” 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).

tempero vs tempo
71% similar
tempero vs templo
71% similar
tempero vs temperar
75% similar

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

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

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tempero”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “then” (#18,204), “tarda” (#18,201), “theory” (#18,205). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tempero” fica em #18,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tempero, anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,203 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tempero, with forms such as "etmpero", "temepro", and "temmpero". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "tempo", "templo", "temperar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is tempero, spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-O.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tempero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Um dos erros é tirar o tempero, atitude comum quando os familiares ouvem que o idoso deve evitar o sal.
  2. Há um tempero satírico no romance que nem todo leitor percebe.

Synonyms

condimento

This word in other languages

seasoning(English)aderezo(Español)assaisonnement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmpero
  • temepro
  • temmpero
  • tempeor
  • temperro
  • temppero
  • tempreo
  • tepmero
  • tmepero
  • ttempero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tempero - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etmpero2temepro2temmpero1tempeor2temperro1temppero1tempreo2tepmero2
Edit distance from "tempero"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pêssego#18,166pelúcia#18,138cantina#18,271mirante#18,114

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

pregação10 variantscarrossel10 variantsdeposto10 variantsferrugem10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list