attentions

noun

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"attentions" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“attentions” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,863
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of attention

Corpus desk

Index EN-attentions · attentions · English

attentions · rank #31,863 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,863
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ashram

Nearest frequency peer: ashram (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “attentions”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “attentions” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

attentions vs attention
90% similar

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

Key facts for attentions
PropertyValue
Headwordattentions
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,863
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “attentions”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).attentionslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “ashram” (#31,862), “Aust” (#31,864), “ASCII” (#31,860). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “attentions” is #31,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around attentions, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,863 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of attention".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for attentions, with forms such as "atentions", "atetntions", and "attenitons". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "attention", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is attentions, spelled A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of attention

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. paid him attentions

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atentions
  • atetntions
  • attenitons
  • attenntions
  • attentinos
  • attentionns
  • attentionss
  • attentiosn
  • attentoins
  • attenttions
  • attetnions
  • attnetions
  • tatentions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attentions - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atentions1atetntions2attenitons2attenntions1attentinos2attentionns1attentionss1attentiosn2
Edit distance from "attentions"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "attentions"?
"attentions" is spelled A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-S.
What does "attentions" mean?
As a noun, "attentions" means: plural of attention
What words are commonly confused with "attentions"?
"attentions" is commonly confused with "attention". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "attentions" come from?
"attentions" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list