escurecer

/iʃ.ku.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/

//iʃ.ku.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ// verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“escurecer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,400
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer escuro

Corpus desk

Index PT-escurecer · escurecer · Portuguese

escurecer · rank #33,400 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,400
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH faturar

Nearest frequency peer: faturar (+7 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “escurecer”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “escurecer” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

escurecer vs esquecer
78% similar
escurecer vs escrever
78% similar
escurecer vs endurecer
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for escurecer
PropertyValue
Headwordescurecer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/iʃ.ku.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,400
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “escurecer”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).escurecercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “faturar” (#33,407), “encalço” (#33,392), “Fell” (#33,412). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “escurecer” fica em #33,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around escurecer (IPA /iʃ.ku.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,400 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for escurecer, with forms such as "ecsurecer", "esccurecer", and "escruecer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "esquecer", "escrever", "endurecer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is escurecer, spelled E-S-C-U-R-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer escuro
  2. 2
    privar de luz
  3. 3
    fazer diminuir a luz de
  4. 4
    apagar o brilho ou esplendor de
  5. 5
    toldar, anuviar, escurentar

Synonyms

obnubilar

This word in other languages

oscurecer(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsurecer
  • esccurecer
  • escruecer
  • escuercer
  • escurceer
  • escureccer
  • escurecerr
  • escurecre
  • escureecr
  • escurrecer
  • esscurecer
  • esucrecer
  • securecer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escurecer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecsurecer2esccurecer1escruecer2escuercer2escurceer2escureccer1escurecerr1escurecre2
Edit distance from "escurecer"

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 "escurecer"?
"escurecer" is spelled E-S-C-U-R-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ku.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/.
What does "escurecer" mean?
As a verb, "escurecer" means: fazer escuro
What words are commonly confused with "escurecer"?
"escurecer" is commonly confused with "esquecer", "escrever", "endurecer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escurecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escurecer" is /iʃ.ku.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escurecer" come from?
"escurecer" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

descascar#33,360delineado#33,355character#33,325campestre#33,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

mulherada13 variantsassombração13 variantsvideoclip13 variantsregenerar13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list