empalidecer
/ẽ.pɐ.li.dɨ.ˈseɾ/
The verdict
“empalidecer” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tornar pálido
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empalidecer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ẽ.pɐ.li.dɨ.ˈseɾ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empalidecer” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
empalidecer is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ẽ.pɐ.li.dɨ.ˈseɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tornar pálido".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for empalidecer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is empalidecer, spelled E-M-P-A-L-I-D-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1tornar pálido
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “empalidecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-P-A-L-I-D-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽ.pɐ.li.dɨ.ˈseɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.