Which to use
“temor” and “terror” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,349
- “temor” frequency rank
- #2,448
- “terror” frequency rank
- 14797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temor | terror |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | medo, receio, sensação resultante da ideia de perigo | estado de intenso pavor |
Where the eye mixes temor and terror
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: temor vs terror
A purely visual mix-up. temor (\te.'mo*\) and terror (/tɨ.ˈRoɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temor is recorded at frequency rank #12,349, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.'mo*\. terror is at rank #2,448, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɨ.ˈRoɾ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14797, this pair ranks #57,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of temor vs terror
Shared letters: eort. Private to "temor": m. Private to "terror": -.
"temor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "terror" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "temor" and "terror" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "temor" or "terror"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "temor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terror" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temor" and "terror" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs temor". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #57,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.