oscurece

/[oskuˈɾese]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,721

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

oscurece is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de oscurecer. Pronounced [oskuˈɾese]. Often confused with oscurecer.

Key facts for oscurece
PropertyValue
Headwordoscurece
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[oskuˈɾese]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,721
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of oscurece in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for oscurece is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oskuˈɾese]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,721 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for oscurece, with forms such as "ocsurece", "osccurece", and "oscruece". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "oscurecer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is oscurece, spelled O-S-C-U-R-E-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de oscurecer.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de oscurecer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ocsurece,osccurece,oscruece,oscuerce,oscurcee,oscurecce,oscureec,oscurese,oscurrece,osscurece,osucrece,socurece

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for oscurece

Misspelling Variants of "oscurece"

ocsurece8osccurece9oscruece8oscuerce8oscurcee8oscurecce9oscureec8oscurese8
Misspelling Variants of "oscurece"

Frequency rank: #36,721 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oscurece"?
"oscurece" is spelled O-S-C-U-R-E-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [oskuˈɾese].
What does "oscurece" mean?
As a verb, "oscurece" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de oscurecer.
What words are commonly confused with "oscurece"?
"oscurece" is commonly confused with "oscurecer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oscurece"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oscurece" is [oskuˈɾese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oscurece" come from?
"oscurece" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.