Can you cast a spell as an attack action?

Technically, casting a spell is an action, bonus action, or reaction depending on the spells casting time. While spells may involve an attack, they are not cast as attacks (bladesinger extra attack as an exception). Extra attack requires the attack action and (usually, see above) does not interact with spells.
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Can you attack and cast a spell on the same turn 5e?

A spell is a full action not related to an attack, and thus having multiattack does not allow for you to also cast a spell. You can still cast a bonus action spell, but not an action one.
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How do you cast an attack spell in 5e?

Some spells require the caster to make an attack roll to determine whether the spell effect hits the intended target. Your attack bonus with a spell attack equals your spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. Most spells that require attack rolls involve ranged attacks.
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Can you use spells as extra attack?

Basically, regarding attacks the extra attack ability and spells: Extra attack does not specify weapon attacks only, so spell attacks are available for use, but only if they are Made with the Attack Action. Cast a Spell and Special Actions do not qualify.
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Can you cast a spell as an attack of opportunity?

You can cast a spell at the time you would normally make an opportunity attack, but that spell is not itself an opportunity attack.
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Can You Cast More than One Spell Per Round? | Um... Actually

Does casting a spell count as an attack?

Technically, casting a spell is an action, bonus action, or reaction depending on the spells casting time. While spells may involve an attack, they are not cast as attacks (bladesinger extra attack as an exception).
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Can you cast a spell as a bonus action and attack?

Yes, you can do that. If the spell had somatic or material components, a strict DM might interpret RAW against it, based on needing your hands free to cast the spell, and charging you an action to draw your weapon.
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How does attacking with spells work?

Spell Attack

Some spells require you to aim them like a laser beam, or to touch a target that might not want you to harm it. In those cases you roll an attack roll, just like you would with a weapon, but your “to hit” is the ability modifier you use to cast (INT for a Wizard) + your proficiency bonus.
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Can I use 2 cantrips with extra attack?

Fighter's "Action Surge" allows you to gain a second action, which you could use to cast a cantrip/leveled spell (but that is two actions and two castings) The New Bladesinger Classes extra attack feature allows you to cast a cantrip as one of your extra attacks, but you can't use that to cast two cantrips.
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Is casting a cantrip an attack action?

You make a single attack with a melee weapon as part of casting those cantrips. They are not part of an attack, the attack is part of them. The extra Attack feature lets you make a second attack as part of the attack action.
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Can you make a melee attack and cast a spell 5e?

No, Spells are part of the Cast A Spell Action which uses up your action for that turn. Fighters do have Action Surge at level 2 which gives them a second action for 1 turn, which would allow for Cast A Spell Action and a Attack action with benefits of the extra attack feature.
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Can you cast a spell then rage?

You cannot cast spells as a barbarian while raging, this much we all know. HOWEVER, a spell storing item, most efficiently obtained by being tolerated by an 11th level artificer does this, “Spell-Storing Item At 11th level, you can now store a spell in an object. Whenever you finish a long res…
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Can you attack with a weapon and cast a spell?

On your turn, you can move a distance up to your speed and take one action. So, normally, you cannot both cast a spell and attack.
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Can you cast 2 cantrips in one turn?

Well, yes. You can't cast two spells of 1st-level or higher in the same turn, but you can cast as many cantrips as you have actions for. If you cast a spell of 1st-level or higher - or a cantrip - as a bonus action, you can still cast a cantrip as your action.
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Can you cast a spell and attack in the same round?

As long as the spell you're casting takes a standard action then yes. note: if it's a touch spell you get a 'free' touch attack to use ,only in that round (on later rounds if your holding the charge you need to use your own allotted actions). the touch attack can be done after casting or even after moving.
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Can you cast 2 spells in a turn 5e?

There is a limit for bonus action spells that if you cast one (regardless of level, including a cantrip), that you can't cast another spell on your turn, except a cantrip. That means no 1 action spells or (in a very rare case), a reaction spell during your turn. You also only get 1 reaction in a round.
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Can you infinitely use cantrips?

You have an unlimited number of uses for most cantrips. There are some, however, that are limited to once per short rest, e.g. Mage Hand.
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Does green flame blade count as an attack?

Those two “Blade attacks” aren't attacks. They're cantrips, meaning a spell. As part of the spell, you are making an attack with a weapon.
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Can you use cantrips unlimited?

Cantrip: A type of spell in Dungeons & Dragons that is relatively low-powered but can be cast without using up a spell slot. Cantrips can be cast an unlimited number of times per day.
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What is a disadvantage on spell attacks?

When you make a ranged Attack with a weapon, a spell, or some other means, you have disadvantage on the Attack roll if you are within 5 feet of a Hostile creature who can see you and who isn't Incapacitated. Aiming a ranged Attack is more difficult when a foe is next to you.
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Do spells count as weapon attacks?

Unless a Weapon Attack is Specified as Part of It, No

You have it right at the end of your question. A few spells make a melee weapon attack as part of the attack (Booming Blade for example), but otherwise a melee spell attack is not a weapon attack.
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Do you use a spell slot if you miss?

When you cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single action or reaction, you must spend your action each turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your concentration while you do so. If your concentration is broken, the spell fails, but you don't expend a spell slot.
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Can you counterspell a counterspell?

Can you counterspell a counterspell? Yes. This can be chained, so long as the casters involved haven't already used their reactions. You could potentially have a dozen spellcasters counterspelling each other in an epic battle to fight over an original spell being casted.
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Can you cast a spell and counterspell on the same turn?

Yes, the only restriction on spellcasting on a turn is that if you use a Bonus Action to cast a spell you then cannot cast another unless it is a cantrip on your turn.
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Can you cast a spell and melee attack on the same turn?

Broadly speaking the answer is no. Speaking more nuanced, you have an action and a bonus action on your turn. Some cantrips require an action and include making a melee attack as part of their casting. Two examples of this are green-flame blade and booming blade.
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