ataque
Portuguese, noun/aˈta.ki/
ataque is spelled A-T-A-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 847th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ataque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “attack (an attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of atacar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação ou resultado de atacar”.
What does ataque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineattack (an attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy)
- 2
masculineattack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone or something)
- 3
masculineattack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)
- 4
masculineonset (the initial portion of a syllable)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ação ou resultado de atacar 2. agressão 3. espasmo 4. numa equipe desportiva, a parte da equipe que fica mais avançada em campo inimigo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ataque
- ataques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ataque?
- Brazil /aˈta.ki/
- Portugal /ɐˈta.kɨ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ˈta.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ataque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ataque in Portuguese?
ataque appears 115 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).