atontado
[at̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞o]
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
- asteriscos
asteriscos
13,513 corpus weight
- atarazanas
atarazanas
13,511 corpus weight
- atisbos
atisbos
13,510 corpus weight
- atléticas
atléticas
13,509 corpus weight
- atontado
atontado
13,508 corpus weight
- atragantado
atragantado
13,507 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “atontado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atontado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [at̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #86,493 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “atontado” en español
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
- 1Dicho de una persona, de actitud semejante a la de un tonto.
- 2Aturdido, 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.
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