atravesar

[at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ]

/[at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“atravesar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,936
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner un madero u otra cosa que pase de una parte a otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-atravesar · atravesar · Spanish

atravesar · rank #9,936 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,936
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atado

Nearest frequency peer: atado (-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 “atravesar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “atravesar” 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).

atravesar vs atravesó
78% similar
atravesar vs atraviesa
78% similar
atravesar vs atraviesan
80% similar

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

Key facts for atravesar
PropertyValue
Headwordatravesar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,936
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “atravesar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).atravesarcae 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 “atado” (#9,935), “avisos” (#9,937), “asistieron” (#9,934). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atravesar” va en #9,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around atravesar (IPA [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,936 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for atravesar, with forms such as "artavesar", "atarvesar", and "atrabesar". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "atravesó", "atraviesa", "atraviesan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 atravesar, spelled A-T-R-A-V-E-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner un madero u otra cosa que pase de una parte a otra.
  2. 2
    Pasar de parte a parte el cuerpo o un miembro de él con espada, bala, etc.
  3. 3
    Pasar o ir de una parte a otra.
  4. 4
    En el juego echar traviesas, apostar alguna cosa fuera de lo que se juega.
  5. 5
    En el juego del hombre y otros es meter triunfo a la carta que viene jugada.
  6. 6
    Aojar o hacer mal de ojo.
  7. 7
    Hablando de géneros de comercio, comprarlos por mayor, sin permitir que entren otros, y revenderlos a precios muy subidos.
  8. 8
    Poner la embarcación a la capa, en facha o al pairo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • artavesar
  • atarvesar
  • atrabesar
  • atraevsar
  • atraveasr
  • atravesarr
  • atravesra
  • atravessar
  • atravsear
  • atravvesar
  • atrravesar
  • atrvaesar
  • attravesar
  • taravesar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of atravesar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

artavesar2atarvesar2atrabesar1atraevsar2atraveasr2atravesarr1atravesra2atravessar1
Edit distance from "atravesar"

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 "atravesar"?
"atravesar" is spelled A-T-R-A-V-E-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ].
What does "atravesar" mean?
As a verb, "atravesar" means: Poner un madero u otra cosa que pase de una parte a otra.
What words are commonly confused with "atravesar"?
"atravesar" is commonly confused with "atravesó", "atraviesa", "atraviesan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atravesar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atravesar" is [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atravesar" come from?
"atravesar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apropiada#9,932Cantabria#9,949virtuales#9,919circuitos#9,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

utilizaron14 variantscombinado14 variantscomplejas14 variantsdetective14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list