# attendant

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈtɛndənt/ · frequency rank #12,909

## Definitions
1. One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
2. A servant or valet.
3. A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.
4. That which accompanies or follows.
5. One who owes a duty or service to another.

## Etymology
From Middle English attendant, attendaunt, from Old French attendant. By surface analysis, attend + -ant.

## Easily confused with
- **attending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attendant-vs-attending)
- **attendants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attendant-vs-attendants)
- **ascendant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ascendant-vs-attendant)
- **attendance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attendance-vs-attendant)

## Common misspellings (12)
`atendant`, `atetndant`, `attednant`, `attenadnt`, `attendannt`, `attendantt`, `attendatn`, `attenddant`, `attendnat`, `attenndant`, `attnedant`, `tatendant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/attendant