obscuro

adj

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

The verdict

“obscuro” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,418
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pouco conhecido

Corpus desk

Index PT-obscuro · obscuro · Portuguese

obscuro · rank #14,418 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,418
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH nono

Nearest frequency peer: nono (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “obscuro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “obscuro” 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).

obscuro vs obsceno
71% similar

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

Key facts for obscuro
PropertyValue
Headwordobscuro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,418
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “obscuro”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nono” (#14,415), “ovelha” (#14,421), “manejo” (#14,403). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “obscuro” fica em #14,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around obscuro, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,418 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for obscuro, with forms such as "boscuro", "obbscuro", and "obcsuro". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "obsceno", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 obscuro, spelled O-B-S-C-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pouco conhecido
  2. 2
    ambíguo, vago, incerto
  3. 3
    não claro à compreensão; difícil de compreender
  4. 4
    diz-se de linguagem, falante ou estilo que não expressa claramente e simplesmente o significado
  5. 5
    longe da atenção do público

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how obscuro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. foi um artista obscuro a vida toda
  2. esta frase está um tanto obscura para mim

This word in other languages

obscure(English)lobrego(Español)obscur(Français)dunkel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boscuro
  • obbscuro
  • obcsuro
  • obsccuro
  • obscruo
  • obscuor
  • obscurro
  • obsscuro
  • obsucro
  • osbcuro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obscuro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

boscuro2obbscuro1obcsuro2obsccuro1obscruo2obscuor2obscurro1obsscuro1
Edit distance from "obscuro"

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 "obscuro"?
"obscuro" is spelled O-B-S-C-U-R-O.
What does "obscuro" mean?
As an adjective, "obscuro" means: pouco conhecido
What words are commonly confused with "obscuro"?
"obscuro" is commonly confused with "obsceno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "obscuro" come from?
"obscuro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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 "obscuro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lareira#14,400iogurte#14,395Teodoro#14,477enrolar#14,355

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Geoffrey10 variantsadvento10 variantscegueira10 variantscheirar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list