embaçado

adj

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The verdict

“embaçado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,120 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,120
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que perdeu a transparência ou o brilho

Key facts for embaçado
PropertyValue
Headwordembaçado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “embaçado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). embaçado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embaçado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,120 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for embaçado in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is embaçado, spelled E-M-B-A-Ç-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que perdeu a transparência ou o brilho
  2. 2
    complicado; difícil
  3. 3
    embaciado, coberto de bafo

Synonyms

embaciadomoiadotenso

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 "embaçado"?
"embaçado" is spelled E-M-B-A-Ç-A-D-O.
What does "embaçado" mean?
As an adjective, "embaçado" means: que perdeu a transparência ou o brilho
What language does "embaçado" come from?
"embaçado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “embaçado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-B-A-Ç-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list