# temor vs terror

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### temor
*noun · IPA \te.'mo*\ · frequency rank #12,349*
medo, receio, sensação resultante da ideia de perigo

### terror
*noun · IPA /tɨ.ˈRoɾ/ · frequency rank #2,448*
estado de intenso pavor

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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