atari
/əˈtɑːˌɹi/noun
atari is spelled A-T-A-R-I: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, atari means “A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of atari is ataris or ataries.
How many letters and syllables are in atari?
| Letters | 5: A-T-A-R-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is atari?
Atari appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce atari?
- /əˈtɑːˌɹi/
Atari has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Atari.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with atari?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as atari.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tiara, aarti, raita, riata.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of atari
- ataris plural
- ataries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does atari mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
noun
- 1
An Atari video game system or computer, such as the Atari 2600 or Atari ST.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Atari in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense video game system:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Atari |
| Spanish | Atari |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does atari come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 当たり.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).