clarear
Portuguese, verb/kla.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/
clarear is spelled C-L-A-R-E-A-R (7 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clarear is a Portuguese verb meaning “to lighten (become brighter or clearer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tornar claro”.
What does clarear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to lighten (become brighter or clearer)
O tecido clareou.
- 2
to lighten (to make brighter or clearer)
O alvejante clareou o tecido.
- 3
to clear up; to stop being stormy, foggy or overcast
Como o tempo clareou, podemos ir a pé.
- 4
to clear (one's throat)
Clareara a garganta antes de falar.
- 5
to clear up; to clarify
Preciso de uma explicação que clareie as minhas dúvidas.
- 6
to break; to arrive
Antes do dia clarear.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. tornar claro 2. amanhecer
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of clarear
- clareio first-person present singular
- clareei first-person preterite singular
- clareado participle past
- clareares infinitive second-person singular
- clarearmos first-person infinitive plural
- clareardes infinitive plural second-person
- clarearem infinitive plural third-person
- clareando gerund
- clareados masculine participle past
- clareada feminine participle past
- clareadas feminine participle past
- clareias indicative present second-person
- clareia indicative present singular
- clareamos first-person indicative plural
- clareais indicative plural present
- clareiam indicative plural present
- clareava first-person imperfect indicative
- clareavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clarear?
- Brazil /kla.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [kla.ɾiˈa(h)]
- Brazil /klaˈɾja(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to clarear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is clarear in Portuguese?
clarear appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).