atrás

/[aˈt̪ɾas]/ adv

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#907

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

atrás is anSpanishadv. It means: Denota la parte posterior de alguna cosa o lo que está o queda a las espaldas. Pronounced [aˈt̪ɾas]. It ranks #907 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with aura and aulas.

Key facts for atrás
PropertyValue
Headwordatrás
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdv
IPA[aˈt̪ɾas]
Letters5
Frequency rank#907
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for atrás is 5 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈt̪ɾas]. Corpus data places it at rank #907 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Denota la parte posterior de alguna cosa o lo que está o queda a las espaldas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for atrás, with forms such as "artás", "atrrás", and "atrsá". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aura", "aulas", "atroz", 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 atrás, spelled A-T-R-Á-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Denota la parte posterior de alguna cosa o lo que está o queda a las espaldas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: artás,atrrás,atrsá,atráss,attrás,atárs,tarás

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for atrás

Misspelling Variants of "atrás"

artás5atrrás6atrsá5atráss6attrás6atárs5tarás5
Misspelling Variants of "atrás"

Frequency rank: #907 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atrás"?
"atrás" is spelled A-T-R-Á-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈt̪ɾas].
What does "atrás" mean?
As an adv, "atrás" means: Denota la parte posterior de alguna cosa o lo que está o queda a las espaldas.
What words are commonly confused with "atrás"?
"atrás" is commonly confused with "aura", "aulas", "atroz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atrás"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atrás" is [aˈt̪ɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atrás" come from?
"atrás" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.