atar
Spanish, verb/aˈtaɾ/
atar is spelled A-T-A-R (4 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,583rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atar is a Spanish verb meaning “to tie, tie up, tie down, to tether (secure (something) by rope or the like)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Utilizar ligaduras o nudos para que algo quede sujeto o inmóvil”.
What does atar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to tie, tie up, tie down, to tether (secure (something) by rope or the like)
- 2
to constrain, limit (prevent or remove movement, leave (someone or something) without freedom of movement or ability to act)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Utilizar ligaduras o nudos para que algo quede sujeto o inmóvil. 2. Impedir el movimiento o el cambio de situación. 3. Juntar, relacionar, unir, conciliar.
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 atar
- ato first-person present singular
- até first-person preterite singular
- atado participle past
- atando gerund
- atada feminine participle past
- atados masculine participle past
- atadas feminine participle past
- atas indicative informal present
- atás indicative informal present
- ata indicative present singular
- atamos first-person indicative plural
- atáis indicative plural present
- atan indicative plural present
- ataba first-person imperfect indicative
- atabas imperfect indicative second-person
- atábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- atabais imperfect indicative plural
- ataban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atar?
- /aˈtaɾ/
- [aˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atar in Spanish?
atar appears 2.1 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).