atascar
[at̪asˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“atascar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impedir el paso a través de un conducto o de un espacio limitado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-atascar · atascar · Spanish
atascar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atascar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪asˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “atascar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
atascar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪asˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for atascar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is atascar, spelled A-T-A-S-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Impedir el paso a través de un conducto o de un espacio limitado.
- 2No poder avanzar, quedarse detenido.
- 3Tapar con brea y otros materiales, todas las junturas que podrían permitir la entrada del agua en una embarcación.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how atascar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Me quedé atascado en la mitad de mi alocución a causa de mi nerviosismo.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.