# temperar vs tempero

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### temperar
*verb · IPA /tẽ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #48,150*
deitar tempero em

### tempero
*noun · frequency rank #18,203*
todo o ingrediente adicionado na comida para lhe alterar o sabor

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/temperar-vs-tempero