oscuro
Spanish, adjective/osˈkuɾo/
oscuro is spelled O-S-C-U-R-O (6 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,709th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oscuro is a Spanish adjective meaning “dark (lacking light)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que emite, recibe o refleja poca o ninguna luz”.
What does oscuro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dark (lacking light)
- 2
dark (deep in hue)
azul oscuro
- 3
obscure, unclear
- 4
incomprehensible
- 5
suspicious
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que emite, recibe o refleja poca o ninguna luz. 2. Que resulta difícil de observar, interpretar o entender. 3. Que provoca dudas e inseguridades. 4. Poco notable o conocido.
noun: 1. Oscurecimiento delibrado del escenario a efectos dramáticos. 2. Parte de una obra que está en sombras.
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 oscuro
- oscura feminine
- oscuros masculine plural
- oscuras feminine plural
- oscurísimo superlative
- escuro alternative obsolete
- obscuro alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oscuro?
- /osˈkuɾo/
- [osˈku.ɾo]
- [osˈkuɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oscuro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oscuro in Spanish?
oscuro appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).