ensombrecer
Spanish, verb/ensombɾeˈθeɾ/
ensombrecer is spelled E-N-S-O-M-B-R-E-C-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 129,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ensombrecer is a Spanish verb meaning “to grow dark, darken, shade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Llenar o cubrir de oscuridad, tinieblas o sombras algo; disminuir la luz o claridad de algo”.
What does ensombrecer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to grow dark, darken, shade
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Llenar o cubrir de oscuridad, tinieblas o sombras algo; disminuir la luz o claridad de algo. 2. Hacer que algo tenga menos aprecio, estimación o esplendor; disminuir su prestigio o buena fama. 3. Quitar o privar de alegría; causar tristeza, poner triste.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ensombrecer
- ensombrezco first-person present singular
- ensombrecí first-person preterite singular
- ensombrecido participle past
- c-zc alternation
- ensombreciendo gerund
- ensombrecida feminine participle past
- ensombrecidos masculine participle past
- ensombrecidas feminine participle past
- ensombreces indicative informal present
- ensombrecés indicative informal present
- ensombrece indicative present singular
- ensombrecemos first-person indicative plural
- ensombrecéis indicative plural present
- ensombrecen indicative plural present
- ensombrecía first-person imperfect indicative
- ensombrecías imperfect indicative second-person
- ensombrecíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- ensombrecíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ensombrecer?
- /ensombɾeˈθeɾ/
- [ẽn.sõm.bɾeˈθeɾ]
- /ensombɾeˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ensombrecer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ensombrecer in Spanish?
ensombrecer appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).