ofuscante
Portuguese, adjective/o.fusˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
ofuscante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “obfuscating (that makes something more confusing in order to conceal the truth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ofuscante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineobfuscating (that makes something more confusing in order to conceal the truth)
- 2
femininemasculineblinding (of a light: so bright that it causes a person to go momentarily blind)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of ofuscante
- ofuscantes plural
- offuscante alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ofuscante?
- Brazil /o.fusˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- /o.fuʃˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ɔ.fuʃˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ofuscante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ofuscante in Portuguese?
ofuscante appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).