attent
/əˈtɛnt/obsolete
attent is spelled A-T-T-E-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, attent means “Attentive, heedful; intent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in attent?
| Letters | 6: A-T-T-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is attent?
Attent appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce attent?
- UK /əˈtɛnt/
Attent has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with attent?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as attent from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnt/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of attent
- more attent comparative
- most attent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does attent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicAttentive, heedful; intent.
noun
- 1
obsoleteAttention.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does attent come from?
From Latin attentus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).