atrasado

[at̪ɾaˈsað̞o]

/[at̪ɾaˈsað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“atrasado” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,447
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que llega después de lo acordado o estipulado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-atrasado · atrasado · Spanish

atrasado · rank #18,447 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,447
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH astros

Nearest frequency peer: astros (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “atrasado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “atrasado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

atrasado vs atraso
75% similar
atrasado vs atrasados
89% similar
atrasado vs atravesado
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for atrasado
PropertyValue
Headwordatrasado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[at̪ɾaˈsað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,447
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “atrasado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).atrasadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “astros” (#18,446), “atropello” (#18,448), “asistiendo” (#18,445). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atrasado” va en #18,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around atrasado (IPA [at̪ɾaˈsað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,447 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for atrasado, with forms such as "artasado", "atarsado", and "atraasdo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "atraso", "atrasados", "atravesado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is atrasado, spelled A-T-R-A-S-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que llega después de lo acordado o estipulado.
  2. 2
    Que llega tarde o con posterioridad al momento en que se le requiere.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un reloj, que señala menos tiempo del real.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un alumno, que va en un curso menos adelantado del que le corresponde.
  5. 5
    Dicho de costumbres o ideas, que no corresponden a la época actual sino a épocas pretéritas.
  6. 6
    Dicho del desarrollo de un país, subdesarrollado.
  7. 7
    Dicho del pago de las obligaciones, préstamos o deudas, no estar al día.
  8. 8
    De poca inteligencia.
  9. 9
    Ignorante, de pocas luces o noticias.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • artasado
  • atarsado
  • atraasdo
  • atrasaddo
  • atrasaod
  • atrasdao
  • atrassado
  • atrrasado
  • atrsaado
  • attrasado
  • tarasado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of atrasado - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

artasado2atarsado2atraasdo2atrasaddo1atrasaod2atrasdao2atrassado1atrrasado1
Edit distance from "atrasado"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atrasado"?
"atrasado" is spelled A-T-R-A-S-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪ɾaˈsað̞o].
What does "atrasado" mean?
As an adjective, "atrasado" means: Que llega después de lo acordado o estipulado.
What words are commonly confused with "atrasado"?
"atrasado" is commonly confused with "atraso", "atrasados", "atravesado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atrasado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atrasado" is [at̪ɾaˈsað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atrasado" come from?
"atrasado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "atrasado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list