Does a spell count as an attack 5e?

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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Do spells count as attack action 5e?

It doesn't. 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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What is considered an attack 5e?

The most common action to take in combat is the Attack action, whether you are swinging a sword, firing an arrow from a bow, or brawling with your fists. With this action, you make one melee or ranged attack. See the “Making an Attack” section for the rules that govern attacks.
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Do spells count as a weapon attack?

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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Is a spell an attack roll?

A spell attack roll is made when you cast a spell that targets a creature's AC. This is a check based on your Casting modifier. Spell attacks can sometimes be either Melee or Ranged.
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D&D Spellcasting Explained | Part 1

How do spell attacks work in D&D?

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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How do you calculate spell attack in 5e?

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your spell casting ability modifier. In dnd 5e, it's your spellcasting modifier + your proficiency modifier.
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Do all spells require an attack roll?

Most spells don't require attack rolls. There are some, especially a majority of damaging cantrips, but the majority of damage spells actually require saving throws, not attack rolls. Attack roll spells generally require a target, but those targets can (not always) be an object as well.
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Do spells count for extra attack?

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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Is spell attack added to damage?

Usually, the spellcasting modifier or attack bonus do NOT affect the damage or healing power of a spell. (However, all of these are generalizations - there are some spells or features which change things.
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Can I attack while grappling?

D&D: Can you attack with a weapon when you grapple? Certainly. It's easy to mischaracterize grappling as its close cousin, restrained. A grappled target isn't restrained; you're just engaged with the creature in a way that it can't adequately move away.
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How do you calculate spell attack in D&D?

The spell attack modifier is calculated as follows: Spell Attack Modifier = Proficiency Bonus + Spellcasting Ability Modifier.
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Is casting fireball an attack?

A Fireball is not an attack roll against the creature because there is no attack roll, only a savings throw.
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Do spells count for sneak attack?

No, the sneak attack feature specifically says attacks made with melee weapons with the finesse property or ranged weapon attacks.
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Can you cast a spell then attack as a bonus action?

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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Is a fireball an attack in D&D?

A fireball is not an attack. A black dragon spitting acid on you with the intention of melting your bones is not an attack.
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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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Do all spells count as magic damage?

Yes. The presence of a magical school trait or a magical tradition on the spell makes it and the damage magical. Physical damage caused by summoned creatures is not magical unless there is something else that says so.
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Do spells count as abilities?

No. Abilities aren't spells, which is why you can't counter them. They also won't trigger effects that say “whenever you cast a spell” or similar.
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Can you use 2 spells in a turn 5e?

A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell, provided that you haven't already taken a bonus action this turn. You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action.
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Do you roll for cantrips?

Casting a Cantrip: Cantrips are cast like other spells, but they do not consume any spell slots. Therefore, you can cast them as often as you want. Cantrips and Attack Rolls: Some cantrips require an attack roll to hit a target, similar to a weapon attack.
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Can I cast a cantrip while concentrating?

You can still cast other spells when using a concentration spell. But casting another concentration spell will cancel it. As someone else said, looks like a bug where after being unsilenced, the effect lingers until reload.
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How does spell attack work?

Your spell attack is just your modifier (for a wizard that's using your intellect) and your proficiency bonus. So if you have a +3 proficiency and +3 modifier that's a +6 to spell attack. That's what you add in for attacking spells like Firebolt or in your case Ray of Frost. These are things that you roll a D20 for.
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Can you only cast one spell per turn 5e?

A spellcaster can cast one spell of spell level 1-9 per turn, regardless of what type of action is used to cast it. If the level 1-9 spell being cast is one which has the casting time of 1 bonus action, if they should so choose, the spellcaster can also cast a cantrip using their action.
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Do Paladins get cantrips?

I know that paladins can't learn cantrips, but the feat. Magic Initiate technically allows them to.
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