atolón

[at̪oˈlõn]

/[at̪oˈlõn]/ noun

The verdict

“atolón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,011 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,011
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Isla formada por corales, generalmente con forma de anillo, cuyo lago interior a veces conecta con el mar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-atolon · atolón · Spanish

atolón · rank #70,011 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,011
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atemorizar

Nearest frequency peer: atemorizar (-2 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 “atolón”

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 “atolón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atolón
PropertyValue
Headwordatolón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[at̪oˈlõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,011
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “atolón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.atolóncae 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: “atemorizar” (#70,009), “atribuya” (#70,013), “atribuyo” (#70,014). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atolón” va en #70,011. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atolón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,011 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [at̪oˈlõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Isla formada por corales, generalmente con forma de anillo, cuyo lago interior a veces conecta con el mar.".

atolón doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is atolón, spelled A-T-O-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Isla formada por corales, generalmente con forma de anillo, cuyo lago interior a veces conecta con el mar.

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 "atolón"?
"atolón" is spelled A-T-O-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪oˈlõn].
What does "atolón" mean?
As a noun, "atolón" means: Isla formada por corales, generalmente con forma de anillo, cuyo lago interior a veces conecta con el mar.
How do you pronounce "atolón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atolón" is [at̪oˈlõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atolón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list