ataque

/ɐ.ˈta.kɨ/

//ɐ.ˈta.kɨ// noun

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The verdict

“ataque” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #843. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#843
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação ou resultado de atacar

Corpus desk

Index PT-ataque · ataque · Portuguese

ataque · rank #843 · 7 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #843
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH americano

Nearest frequency peer: americano (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ataque”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ataque” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

ataque vs ataques
86% similar

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

Key facts for ataque
PropertyValue
Headwordataque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈta.kɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#843
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ataque”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ataquecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “americano” (#842), “atualmente” (#844), “acabar” (#841). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ataque” fica em #843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ataque (IPA /ɐ.ˈta.kɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #843 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ataque, with forms such as "aatque", "ataqeu", and "ataqque". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ataques", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ataque, spelled A-T-A-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação ou resultado de atacar
  2. 2
    agressão
  3. 3
    espasmo
  4. 4
    numa equipe desportiva, a parte da equipe que fica mais avançada em campo inimigo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ataque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Apesar da demora, Um Boêmio no Céu parece mais atual do que nunca, sobretudo na exaltação à sabedoria da natureza e no ataque à política e à religião brasileiras, nas últimas seis décadas motivo de muita tristeza e desilusão para o País.
  2. Os EUA dizem que os mísseis serviriam para impedir um ataque nuclear de países como Irã e Coréia do Norte.

This word in other languages

attack(English)ataque(Español)attaque(Français)Angriff(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aatque
  • ataqeu
  • ataqque
  • atauqe
  • atqaue
  • attaque
  • taaque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ataque - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aatque2ataqeu2ataqque1atauqe2atqaue2attaque1taaque2
Edit distance from "ataque"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ataque"?
"ataque" is spelled A-T-A-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈta.kɨ/.
What does "ataque" mean?
As a noun, "ataque" means: ação ou resultado de atacar
What words are commonly confused with "ataque"?
"ataque" is commonly confused with "ataques". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ataque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ataque" is /ɐ.ˈta.kɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ataque" come from?
"ataque" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acabar#841prisão#834jornal#827tornar#859

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

clube7 variantscurso7 variantsfundo7 variantsporta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list