atrever

[at̪ɾeˈβ̞eɾ]

/[at̪ɾeˈβ̞eɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“atrever” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,613 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,613
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mostrar insolencia o irrespeto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-atrever · atrever · Spanish

atrever · rank #91,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,613
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atreviste

Nearest frequency peer: atreviste (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “atrever”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “atrever” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atrever
PropertyValue
Headwordatrever
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at̪ɾeˈβ̞eɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “atrever” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.atrevercae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “atreviste” (#91,614), “audacity” (#91,615), “aterciopelados” (#91,610). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atrever” va en #91,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atrever is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,613 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪ɾeˈβ̞eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for atrever, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 atrever, spelled A-T-R-E-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mostrar insolencia o irrespeto.
  2. 2
    Mostrar disposición a poner en obra una acción de riesgo.
  3. 3
    Infinitivo de atreverse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a atrever» o «va a atreverse».

This word in other languages

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 "atrever"?
"atrever" is spelled A-T-R-E-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪ɾeˈβ̞eɾ].
What does "atrever" mean?
As a verb, "atrever" means: Mostrar insolencia o irrespeto.
How do you pronounce "atrever"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atrever" is [at̪ɾeˈβ̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atrever" come from?
"atrever" 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 "atrever", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list