engrandecer

/ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈseɾ/, /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈse/

//ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈseɾ/, /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈse// verb

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The verdict

“engrandecer” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,526 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,526
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar grande, assumir maiores dimensões

Corpus desk

Index PT-engrandecer · engrandecer · Portuguese

engrandecer · rank #61,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,526
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH endireita

Nearest frequency peer: endireita (-3 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “engrandecer”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “engrandecer” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for engrandecer
PropertyValue
Headwordengrandecer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈseɾ/, /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈse/
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “engrandecer” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.engrandecercai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “endireita” (#61,523), “esbranquiçado” (#61,530), “esparadrapo” (#61,537). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “engrandecer” fica em #61,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engrandecer is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,526 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈseɾ/, /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈse/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for engrandecer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is engrandecer, spelled E-N-G-R-A-N-D-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar grande, assumir maiores dimensões
  2. 2
    adquirir valor ou conceito positivo
  3. 3
    fazer elogios a

Synonyms

ampliaraumentarcrescerdignificarvalorizarcelebrarcelebrizarelevarenaltecerglorificarvalorizar

Antonyms

empequenecer

This word in other languages

engrandecer(Español)

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 "engrandecer"?
"engrandecer" is spelled E-N-G-R-A-N-D-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈseɾ/, /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈse/.
What does "engrandecer" mean?
As a verb, "engrandecer" means: tornar grande, assumir maiores dimensões
How do you pronounce "engrandecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engrandecer" is /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈseɾ/, /ẽ.gɾãⁿ.de.ˈse/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engrandecer" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "engrandecer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

esparadrapo#61,537recepcionar#61,796paleolítico#61,137compostagem#62,052

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list