atajar

/[at̪aˈxaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,244

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

atajar is aSpanishverb. It means: Utilizar un atajo, acortar distancia saliéndose del camino principal. Pronounced [at̪aˈxaɾ]. Often confused with atar and atajo.

Key facts for atajar
PropertyValue
Headwordatajar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at̪aˈxaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,244
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of atajar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for atajar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [at̪aˈxaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,244 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for atajar, with forms such as "aatjar", "ataajr", and "atajarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "atar", "atajo", "avatar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is atajar, spelled A-T-A-J-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utilizar un atajo, acortar distancia saliéndose del camino principal.
  2. 2
    Salir al encuentro de alguien que se desplaza o huye, utilizando un atajo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aatjar,ataajr,atajarr,atajjar,atajra,atjaar,attajar,taajar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for atajar

Misspelling Variants of "atajar"

aatjar6ataajr6atajarr7atajjar7atajra6atjaar6attajar7taajar6
Misspelling Variants of "atajar"

Frequency rank: #28,244 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atajar"?
"atajar" is spelled A-T-A-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪aˈxaɾ].
What does "atajar" mean?
As a verb, "atajar" means: Utilizar un atajo, acortar distancia saliéndose del camino principal.
What words are commonly confused with "atajar"?
"atajar" is commonly confused with "atar", "atajo", "avatar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atajar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atajar" is [at̪aˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atajar" come from?
"atajar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.