aten
[ˈat̪ẽn]
The verdict
“aten” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,086 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,086
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de atar o de atarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aten · aten · Spanish
aten · rank #52,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,086
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH asocio
Nearest frequency peer: asocio (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “aten”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- aseguras
aseguras
47,918 corpus weight
- asignando
asignando
47,917 corpus weight
- asocio
asocio
47,916 corpus weight
- aten
aten
47,915 corpus weight
- atenuante
atenuante
47,913 corpus weight
- atraviese
atraviese
47,912 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aten” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aten |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈat̪ẽn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,086 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aten” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aten is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,086 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈat̪ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is aten, spelled A-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de atar o de atarse.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de atar o del imperativo negativo de atarse.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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