tépido
/ˈtɛ.pi.du/
The verdict
“tépido” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medroso, cobarde, covarde
Corpus desk
Index PT-tepido · tépido · Portuguese
tépido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tépido |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtɛ.pi.du/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “tépido” em português
Rare enough to double-check
tépido is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtɛ.pi.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
tépido has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is tépido, spelled T-É-P-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1medroso, cobarde, covarde
- 2que tem pouco calor
- 3frouxo
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.