atender
[at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
The verdict
“atender” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,672 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,672
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poner atención, tener los sentidos puestos para captar o comprender algo. :*Sinónimos: escuchar, abrir los ojos, aguzar los oídos, estar a la mira, estar pendiente de, prestar atención, tener puest...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atender |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,672 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atender” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for atender is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,672 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for atender, with forms such as "aetnder", "atedner", and "atendder". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "ateneo", "Atenea", "atente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is atender, spelled A-T-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Poner atención, tener los sentidos puestos para captar o comprender algo. :*Sinónimos: escuchar, abrir los ojos, aguzar los oídos, estar a la mira, estar pendiente de, prestar atención, tener puestos los cinco sentidos
- 2Tomar en consideración lo que se expresa, tenerlo en cuenta. :*Sinónimos: considerar, tomar en consideración
- 3Preocuparse del estado de algo o alguien y hacer lo necesario para que esté bien. :*Uso: se emplea también como transitivo
- 4Tener un animal un nombre y responder a él.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aetnder,atedner,atendder,atenderr,atendre,atenedr,atennder,atneder,attender,taender
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of atender - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “atender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ateneo” - see the side-by-side comparison. atender vs ateneo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.