ataque
Spanish, noun
ataque is spelled A-T-A-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 83 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,057th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ataque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “attack (an attempt to damage an opponent or enemy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of atacar. With an accent, ataqué is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of atacar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de atacar, acometer al enemigo”.
What does ataque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineattack (an attempt to damage an opponent or enemy)
ataque sorpresa
- 2
masculineattack, offensive
- 3
masculineattack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)
- 4
masculineattack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone)
- 5
masculineonset of a syllable
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of atacar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de atacar, acometer al enemigo. 2. Acción de atacar, intentar causar daño o destrucción a cosas, animales o personas. 3. Acción de hecho o palabra que critica, hiere u ofende. 4. Acción de tomar la iniciativa para marcar tantos o vencer.
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 ataque
- ataques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ataque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ataque in Spanish?
ataque appears 83 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).