atontado

[at̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞o]

/[at̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“atontado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,493 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,493
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, de actitud semejante a la de un tonto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-atontado · atontado · Spanish

atontado · rank #86,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,493
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atléticas

Nearest frequency peer: atléticas (-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 “atontado”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atontado
PropertyValue
Headwordatontado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[at̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “atontado” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.atontadocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “atléticas” (#86,492), “atragantado” (#86,494), “atisbos” (#86,491). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atontado” va en #86,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atontado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,493 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [at̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for atontado in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 atontado, spelled A-T-O-N-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, de actitud semejante a la de un tonto.
  2. 2
    Aturdido, con una pérdida temporal del raciocinio o la consciencia.

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 "atontado"?
"atontado" is spelled A-T-O-N-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
What does "atontado" mean?
As an adjective, "atontado" means: Dicho de una persona, de actitud semejante a la de un tonto.
How do you pronounce "atontado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atontado" is [at̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list