tímpano
/ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/
The verdict
“tímpano” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #50,269 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,269
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - membrana bastante fina e semitransparente do ouvido médio,na porção terminal do conduto audítivo, separando o ouvido externo do ouvido médio
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tímpano |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,269 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tímpano” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for tímpano is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,269 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1membrana bastante fina e semitransparente do ouvido médio,na porção terminal do conduto audítivo, separando o ouvido externo do ouvido médio
- 2peça de escultura limitada por arcos ou linhas
- 3espécie de tambor oco, com repartimentos em espiral, por intermédio dos quais se eleva a água de um depósito ou de uma corrente
- 4timbale
- 5caixilho 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
- 6espaço 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
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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.
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Using “tímpano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-Í-M-P-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtĩ.pɐ.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.