attar
/ˈæt.ə/
"attar" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“attar” is uncommon English (frequency #72,099 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,099
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An essential oil extracted from flowers.
Corpus desk
Index EN-attar · attar · English
attar · rank #72,099 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,099
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH atman
Nearest frequency peer: atman (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “attar”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- asana
asana
27,907 corpus weight
- aseptic
aseptic
27,906 corpus weight
- astrodome
astrodome
27,905 corpus weight
- atman
atman
27,903 corpus weight
- attar
attar
27,902 corpus weight
- Awan
Awan
27,898 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “attar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | attar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæt.ə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #72,099 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “attar” in English
Rare enough to double-check
attar is uncommon English at frequency #72,099 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæt.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
attar has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Persian عطر (atr, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”). The correct English form is attar, spelled A-T-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- 2A perfume made from this oil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how attar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now, when orange-flowers are distilled with water, we procure the otto of the blossom, which is known commercially as oil of neroli.
I bequeath to you my literary work. Useless though these might be commercially, they are the attar-drops distilled from the long and futile ebullience of my life.
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian عطر (atr, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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