obscuridade
Portuguese, noun/obs.ku.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
obscuridade is spelled O-B-S-C-U-R-I-D-A-D-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obscuridade is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “obscurity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “escuridão”.
What does obscuridade mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobscurity
- 2
femininedarkness, gloom
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. escuridão 2. falta de luz 3. trevas 4. estado de obscuro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obscuridade
- obscuridades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obscuridade?
- Brazil /obs.ku.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil /o.bis.ku.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
- /obʃ.ku.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obscuridade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obscuridade in Portuguese?
obscuridade appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).