temosvstremorWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: temos is a verb, tremor is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“temos” is a verb and “tremor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#292
“temos” frequency rank
#20,158
“tremor” frequency rank
20450
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature temos tremor
Definition primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ter ato ou efeito de tremer; tremura

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set temos and tremor apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
temos
6 ch
tremor

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: temos is averb and tremoranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

temos is recorded at frequency rank #292, classified as averb. tremor is at rank #20,158, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɾɨ.ˈmoɾ/.

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 20450, this pair ranks #50,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of temos vs tremor

Shared letters: emot. Private to "temos": s. Private to "tremor": r.

"temos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "tremor" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • temosetmos · temmos · temoss · temso · teoms · tmeos · ttemos
  • tremorrtemor · termor · tremmor · tremorr · tremro · treomr · trmeor · trremor

Frequency comparison

temos#292
tremor#20,158

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "temos" and "tremor" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "temos" is a verb and "tremor" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "temos" or "tremor"?
"temos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #292 in our Portuguese list, against #20,158 for "tremor". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering temos vs tremor

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “temos”; for a noun, it's “tremor”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “temos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list