atolladero

[at̪oʝaˈð̞eɾo]

/[at̪oʝaˈð̞eɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“atolladero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,339 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,339
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atascadero (todas las acepciones).

Corpus desk

Index ES-atolladero · atolladero · Spanish

atolladero · rank #61,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,339
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atracado

Nearest frequency peer: atracado (+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 “atolladero”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “atolladero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atolladero
PropertyValue
Headwordatolladero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[at̪oʝaˈð̞eɾo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “atolladero” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).atolladerocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “atracado” (#61,340), “asegurarán” (#61,336), “auditivos” (#61,342). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atolladero” va en #61,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atolladero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,339 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [at̪oʝaˈð̞eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Atascadero (todas las acepciones).".

atolladero doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is atolladero, spelled A-T-O-L-L-A-D-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atascadero (todas las acepciones).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how atolladero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Al campesino se le atascó el carro en un atolladero.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atolladero"?
"atolladero" is spelled A-T-O-L-L-A-D-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪oʝaˈð̞eɾo].
What does "atolladero" mean?
As a noun, "atolladero" means: Atascadero (todas las acepciones).
How do you pronounce "atolladero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atolladero" is [at̪oʝaˈð̞eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atolladero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "atolladero", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list