atraían
[at̪ɾaˈiãn]
The verdict
“atraían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,383 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,383
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de atraer o de atraerse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atraían |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪ɾaˈiãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,383 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atraían” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
atraían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,383 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪ɾaˈiãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de atraer o de atraerse.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for atraían, 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is atraían, spelled A-T-R-A-Í-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de atraer o de atraerse.
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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Using “atraían”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-R-A-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪ɾaˈiãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.