atracar

/[at̪ɾaˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,275

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

atracar is aSpanishverb. It means: Arrimar y dejar sujeta una embarcación a un muelle o a otra nave por medio de cabos o cables. Pronounced [at̪ɾaˈkaɾ]. Often confused with atraer and atrapa.

Key facts for atracar
PropertyValue
Headwordatracar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at̪ɾaˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,275
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of atracar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for atracar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [at̪ɾaˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,275 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for atracar, with forms such as "artacar", "atarcar", and "atraacr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "atraer", "atrapa", "atraco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is atracar, spelled A-T-R-A-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arrimar y dejar sujeta una embarcación a un muelle o a otra nave por medio de cabos o cables.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, acercar y arrimar otras cosas u objetos.
  3. 3
    Despojar a una persona de su dinero u otros bienes amenazándola con un arma.
  4. 4
    Arrimarse, acercarse a su pareja para compartir arrumacos y caricias eróticas.
  5. 5
    Hartar, llenar de comida.
  6. 6
    Poner un vehículo en un lugar apropiado, borde de la acera o estacionamiento, mientras está sin uso.
  7. 7
    Acercarse a alguien para seducir y enamorar.
  8. 8
    Obturar, cerrar, tapar el agujero en el que se ha puesto un explosivo.
  9. 9
    Dar de golpes a alguien.
  10. 10
    Pedir y quitarle el dinero a alguien mediante engaño.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: artacar,atarcar,atraacr,atracarr,atraccar,atracra,atrcaar,atrracar,attracar,taracar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for atracar

Misspelling Variants of "atracar"

artacar7atarcar7atraacr7atracarr8atraccar8atracra7atrcaar7atrracar8
Misspelling Variants of "atracar"

Frequency rank: #42,275 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atracar"?
"atracar" is spelled A-T-R-A-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪ɾaˈkaɾ].
What does "atracar" mean?
As a verb, "atracar" means: Arrimar y dejar sujeta una embarcación a un muelle o a otra nave por medio de cabos o cables.
What words are commonly confused with "atracar"?
"atracar" is commonly confused with "atraer", "atrapa", "atraco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atracar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atracar" is [at̪ɾaˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atracar" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.