# atari

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈtɑːˌɹi/ · frequency rank #29,546

## Definitions
1. A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 当たり.

## Easily confused with
- **ATR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atari-vs-atr)
- **award** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atari-vs-award)
- **aware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atari-vs-aware)
- **Ari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ari-vs-atari)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ata-vs-atari)
- **Aar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aar-vs-atari)
- **Afar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-atari)
- **agar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agar-vs-atari)
- **Amar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-atari)
- **agri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agri-vs-atari)
- **AARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aarp-vs-atari)
- **ajar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ajar-vs-atari)
- **apart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apart-vs-atari)
- **alarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alarm-vs-atari)
- **altar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/altar-vs-atari)
- **Asahi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asahi-vs-atari)
- **Amara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amara-vs-atari)
- **Amari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amari-vs-atari)
- **Ansari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ansari-vs-atari)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aatri`, `atair`, `atarri`, `atrai`, `attari`, `taari`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/atari