atajado
[at̪aˈxað̞o]
The verdict
“atajado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,613 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,613
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de atajar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atajado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪aˈxað̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #90,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atajado” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
atajado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,613 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪aˈxað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de atajar.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for atajado, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is atajado, spelled A-T-A-J-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Participio de atajar.
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.
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Using “atajado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-A-J-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪aˈxað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.