tímpano

/ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/

//ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu// noun

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The verdict

“tímpano” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,269 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,269
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - membrana bastante fina e semitransparente do ouvido médio,na porção terminal do conduto audítivo, separando o ouvido externo do ouvido médio

Corpus desk

Index PT-timpano · tímpano · Portuguese

tímpano · rank #50,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,269
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tântalo

Nearest frequency peer: tântalo (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “tímpano”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “tímpano” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tímpano
PropertyValue
Headwordtímpano
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tímpano” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tímpanocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tântalo” (#50,268), “valoroso” (#50,275), “traficar” (#50,260). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tímpano” fica em #50,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tímpano is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,269 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tímpano, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tímpano, spelled T-Í-M-P-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    membrana bastante fina e semitransparente do ouvido médio,na porção terminal do conduto audítivo, separando o ouvido externo do ouvido médio
  2. 2
    peça de escultura limitada por arcos ou linhas
  3. 3
    espécie de tambor oco, com repartimentos em espiral, por intermédio dos quais se eleva a água de um depósito ou de uma corrente
  4. 4
    timbale
  5. 5
    caixilho de ferro, recoberto de estofo de algodão, ligado ao quadro do prelo por dois gonzos, e no qual se colocam as puncturas, se faz o alceamento, se regula a margem e se coloca sucessivamente cada uma das folhas a imprimir
  6. 6
    espaço geralmente triangular ou em arco, liso ou ornado com esculturas, limitado pelos três lados do frontão, por um ou mais arcos ou por linhas retas que assenta sobre o portal de entrada de uma igreja, catedral ou templo

This word in other languages

eardrum(English)tímpano(Español)tympan(Français)Trommelfell(Deutsch)

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 "tímpano"?
"tímpano" is spelled T-Í-M-P-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/.
What does "tímpano" mean?
As a noun, "tímpano" means: membrana bastante fina e semitransparente do ouvido médio,na porção terminal do conduto audítivo, separando o ouvido externo do ouvido médio
How do you pronounce "tímpano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tímpano" is /ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tântalo#50,268venerar#50,279versado#50,281tigresa#50,255

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list