Ateca
[aˈt̪eka]
The verdict
“Ateca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,228 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,228
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ateca · Ateca · Spanish
Ateca · rank #99,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,228
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH ateas
Nearest frequency peer: ateas (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Ateca”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- asustamos
asustamos
776 corpus weight
- ateas
ateas
774 corpus weight
- Ateca
Ateca
773 corpus weight
- atentaron
atentaron
771 corpus weight
- aterran
aterran
770 corpus weight
- atesorado
atesorado
769 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Ateca” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ateca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [aˈt̪eka] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #99,228 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Ateca” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Ateca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,228 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈt̪eka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ateca, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Ateca, spelled A-T-E-C-A.
Definition
- 1Apellido.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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