humedecer
/u.mɨ.dɨ.ˈseɾ/
The verdict
“humedecer” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar húmido; molhar levemente
Corpus desk
Index PT-humedecer · humedecer · Portuguese
humedecer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | humedecer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /u.mɨ.dɨ.ˈseɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “humedecer” em português
Rare enough to double-check
humedecer is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /u.mɨ.dɨ.ˈseɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
humedecer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is humedecer, spelled H-U-M-E-D-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1tornar húmido; molhar levemente
- 2ficar húmido
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.