atorar
[at̪oˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“atorar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer difícil o imposible el paso (a través de un conducto o vía); impedir el normal flujo, desarrollo o movimiento de algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-atorar · atorar · Spanish
atorar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atorar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪oˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “atorar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
atorar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪oˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer difícil o imposible el paso (a través de un conducto o vía); impedir el normal flujo, desarrollo o movimiento de algo.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for atorar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is atorar, spelled A-T-O-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer difícil o imposible el paso (a través de un conducto o vía); impedir el normal flujo, desarrollo o movimiento de algo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how atorar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El mugre atoró los piñones y por eso la máquina no funciona.
Bajaron persianas, cerraron balcones y ventanas, atoraron puertas.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.