embaçar
The verdict
“embaçar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar-se embaçado; estar pouco visível
Corpus desk
Index PT-embacar · embaçar · Portuguese
embaçar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embaçar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “embaçar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
embaçar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for embaçar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is embaçar, spelled E-M-B-A-Ç-A-R.
Definition
- 1tornar-se embaçado; estar pouco visível
- 2estar coberto por vapor d'água
- 3ofuscar, tirar o prestígio de
- 4enganar
- 5ficar sem fala por estar muito surpreso
- 6ficar em um local de modo a ser fonte de incômodo
- 7atrasar, atrapalhar
- 8surgir um problema
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how embaçar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O vidro do carro embaçou.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.