atray
/əˈtɹeɪ/
"atray" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“atray” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.
Corpus desk
Index EN-atray · atray · English
atray · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atray |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /əˈtɹeɪ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “atray” in English
Rare enough to double-check
atray is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /əˈtɹeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.".
Zero misspellings are on record for atray in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”). More at tray. The correct English form is atray, spelled A-T-R-A-Y.
Definition
- 1To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.
Etymology
From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”). More at tray.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.