atalaya
Spanish, noun
atalaya is spelled A-T-A-L-A-Y-A (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,367th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atalaya is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “watchtower” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of atalayar. With an accent, atalayá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of atalayar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de fortificación cuyo uso primario es militar y que proporciona un lugar alto y seguro desde el cual…”.
What does atalaya mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewatchtower
- 2
feminineheight
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of atalayar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de fortificación cuyo uso primario es militar y que proporciona un lugar alto y seguro desde el cual poder realizar la vigilancia y hacer observaciones militares; torre de vigilancia. 2. Cualquier posición elevada desde donde se puede vigilar lo que ocurre.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of atalaya
- atalayas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to atalaya
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atalaya in Spanish?
atalaya appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).