trémulo

/ˈtɾɛ.mu.lu/

//ˈtɾɛ.mu.lu// adj

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The verdict

“trémulo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que treme

Corpus desk

Index PT-tremulo · trémulo · Portuguese

trémulo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for trémulo
PropertyValue
Headwordtrémulo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈtɾɛ.mu.lu/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trémulo” sits in Portuguese frequency

trémulo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trémulo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtɾɛ.mu.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for trémulo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is trémulo, spelled T-R-É-M-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que treme
  2. 2
    tímido
  3. 3
    hesitante
  4. 4
    sem firmeza

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trémulo"?
"trémulo" is spelled T-R-É-M-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɾɛ.mu.lu/.
What does "trémulo" mean?
As an adjective, "trémulo" means: que treme
How do you pronounce "trémulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trémulo" is /ˈtɾɛ.mu.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trémulo" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list