atascadero
Spanish, noun[at̪askaˈð̞eɾo]
atascadero is spelled A-T-A-S-C-A-D-E-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish, the 208,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atascadero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “stumbling block” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lodazal o sitio donde se atascan los carruajes, las caballerías o las personas”.
What does atascadero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestumbling block
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lodazal o sitio donde se atascan los carruajes, las caballerías o las personas. 2. Estorbo o embarazo que impide la continuación de un proyecto, empresa, pretensión, etc.
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 atascadero
- atascaderos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atascadero?
- [at̪askaˈð̞eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atascadero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atascadero in Spanish?
atascadero appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).