# escurecer

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /iʃ.ku.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/ · frequency rank #33,400

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

## Easily confused with
- **esquecer** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/escurecer-vs-esquecer)
- **escrever** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/escrever-vs-escurecer)
- **endurecer** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/endurecer-vs-escurecer)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ecsurecer`, `esccurecer`, `escruecer`, `escuercer`, `escurceer`, `escureccer`, `escurecerr`, `escurecre`, `escureecr`, `escurrecer`, `esscurecer`, `esucrecer`, `securecer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/escurecer