atacarse

[at̪aˈkaɾse]

/[at̪aˈkaɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“atacarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,054 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,054
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Atacar (uso pronominal de ...)

Key facts for atacarse
PropertyValue
Headwordatacarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at̪aˈkaɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “atacarse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). atacarse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atacarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,054 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪aˈkaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Atacar (uso pronominal de ...)".

atacarse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is atacarse, spelled A-T-A-C-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atacar (uso pronominal de ...)

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atacarse"?
"atacarse" is spelled A-T-A-C-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪aˈkaɾse].
What does "atacarse" mean?
As a verb, "atacarse" means: Atacar (uso pronominal de ...)
How do you pronounce "atacarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atacarse" is [at̪aˈkaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atacarse" come from?
"atacarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “atacarse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-A-C-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [at̪aˈkaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list