# temor vs tumor

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tumor
*noun · IPA /tu.ˈmoɾ/ · frequency rank #9,122*
inchaço

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/temor-vs-tumor