# endurecer vs escurecer

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### endurecer
*verb · IPA /ẽ.du.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/ · frequency rank #32,968*
tornar duro; enrijecer, severizar

### escurecer
*verb · IPA /iʃ.ku.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/ · frequency rank #33,400*
fazer escuro

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