aclarar

/ɐ.klɐ.ˈɾaɾ/

//ɐ.klɐ.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“aclarar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,853 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,853
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar claro

Corpus desk

Index PT-aclarar · aclarar · Portuguese

aclarar · rank #87,853 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,853
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH adoçado

Nearest frequency peer: adoçado (+8 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “aclarar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “aclarar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aclarar
PropertyValue
Headwordaclarar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.klɐ.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,853
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “aclarar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).aclararcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “adoçado” (#87,861), “adquirente” (#87,862), “agnosticismo” (#87,869). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aclarar” fica em #87,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aclarar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,853 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.klɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

aclarar has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is aclarar, spelled A-C-L-A-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar claro
  2. 2
    deixar ver
  3. 3
    embranquecer
  4. 4
    purificar
  5. 5
    manifestar
  6. 6
    deslindar; explicar
  7. 7
    evidenciar
  8. 8
    tornar-se claro

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aclarar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A aurora aclarou o céu.
  2. Aclarar o vinho

Synonyms

escampar

This word in other languages

clear up(English)aclarar(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aclarar"?
"aclarar" is spelled A-C-L-A-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.klɐ.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "aclarar" mean?
As a verb, "aclarar" means: tornar claro
How do you pronounce "aclarar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aclarar" is /ɐ.klɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aclarar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aclarar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adoçado#87,861Alessio#87,879vertido#87,808Asphalt#87,933

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list