atraso

/[aˈt̪ɾaso]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,350

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

atraso is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de atrasar y atrasarse. Pronounced [aˈt̪ɾaso]. Often confused with atrio and atrevo.

Key facts for atraso
PropertyValue
Headwordatraso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈt̪ɾaso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,350
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for atraso is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈt̪ɾaso]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,350 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for atraso, with forms such as "artaso", "atarso", and "atraos". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "atrio", "atrevo", "atrasos", 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 atraso, spelled A-T-R-A-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de atrasar y atrasarse.
  2. 2
    El efecto de retardarse.
  3. 3
    Lo que se debe de sueldo, pensión, etc. por el tiempo pasado y no satisfecho.
  4. 4
    Retardo, retraso.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: artaso,atarso,atraos,atrasso,atrraso,atrsao,attraso,taraso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for atraso

Misspelling Variants of "atraso"

artaso6atarso6atraos6atrasso7atrraso7atrsao6attraso7taraso6
Misspelling Variants of "atraso"

Frequency rank: #17,350 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atraso"?
"atraso" is spelled A-T-R-A-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈt̪ɾaso].
What does "atraso" mean?
As a noun, "atraso" means: Acción o efecto de atrasar y atrasarse.
What words are commonly confused with "atraso"?
"atraso" is commonly confused with "atrio", "atrevo", "atrasos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atraso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atraso" is [aˈt̪ɾaso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atraso" come from?
"atraso" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.