emaranhar
Portuguese, verb/e.ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲa(ʁ)/
emaranhar is spelled E-M-A-R-A-N-H-A-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 129,832nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Emaranhar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to mix, entangle (fasten haphazardly together)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “enredar”.
What does emaranhar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to mix, entangle (fasten haphazardly together)
- 2
to make confusing; confuse, complicate
- 3
to get mixed up; entangle
- 4
to become confused; get complicated
- 5
get into trouble or difficulties
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. enredar 2. confundir 3. complicar
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 emaranhar
- emaranho first-person present singular
- emaranhei first-person preterite singular
- emaranhado participle past
- emaranhares infinitive second-person singular
- emaranharmos first-person infinitive plural
- emaranhardes infinitive plural second-person
- emaranharem infinitive plural third-person
- emaranhando gerund
- emaranhados masculine participle past
- emaranhada feminine participle past
- emaranhadas feminine participle past
- emaranhas indicative present second-person
- emaranha indicative present singular
- emaranhamos first-person indicative plural
- emaranhais indicative plural present
- emaranham indicative plural present
- emaranhava first-person imperfect indicative
- emaranhavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce emaranhar?
- Brazil /e.ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [e.ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃a(h)]
- Brazil /ẽ.ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲa(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 emaranhar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is emaranhar in Portuguese?
emaranhar appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).