endurecido

/ẽ.du.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du/

//ẽ.du.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du// adj

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The verdict

“endurecido” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,922 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,922
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se endureceu

Key facts for endurecido
PropertyValue
Headwordendurecido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ẽ.du.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du/
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “endurecido” 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). endurecido 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

endurecido is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,922 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ẽ.du.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que se endureceu".

No generated misspelling entries exist for endurecido in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is endurecido, spelled E-N-D-U-R-E-C-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se endureceu

Antonyms

amolecido

This word in other languages

hardened(English)endurecido(Español)écroui(Français)

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 "endurecido"?
"endurecido" is spelled E-N-D-U-R-E-C-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.du.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du/.
What does "endurecido" mean?
As an adjective, "endurecido" means: que se endureceu
How do you pronounce "endurecido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "endurecido" is /ẽ.du.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "endurecido" come from?
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Using “endurecido”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-D-U-R-E-C-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ẽ.du.ɾɨ.ˈsi.du/ (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

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