atascar
[at̪asˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“atascar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impedir el paso a través de un conducto o de un espacio limitado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atascar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪asˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atascar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for atascar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [at̪asˈkaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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.
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Using “atascar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-A-S-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪asˈkaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.