atragantarse
[at̪ɾaɣ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾse]
The verdict
“atragantarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atravesarse alguna cosa en la garganta.
Corpus desk
Index ES-atragantarse · atragantarse · Spanish
atragantarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | atragantarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪ɾaɣ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾse] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “atragantarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
atragantarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪ɾaɣ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for atragantarse, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is atragantarse, spelled A-T-R-A-G-A-N-T-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Atravesarse alguna cosa en la garganta.
- 2Apresurar, precipitar, hostigar, acosar, atormentar.
- 3Cortarse en la conversación.
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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.