atenemos

[at̪eˈnemos]

/[at̪eˈnemos]/ verb

The verdict

“atenemos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,134 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,134
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de atener o de atenerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-atenemos · atenemos · Spanish

atenemos · rank #69,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,134
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atorados

Nearest frequency peer: atorados (+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 “atenemos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “atenemos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atenemos
PropertyValue
Headwordatenemos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[at̪eˈnemos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “atenemos” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).atenemoscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “atorados” (#69,135), “asylum” (#69,132), “asocien” (#69,131). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atenemos” va en #69,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atenemos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,134 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [at̪eˈnemos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de atener o de atenerse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for atenemos in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is atenemos, spelled A-T-E-N-E-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de atener o de atenerse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atenemos"?
"atenemos" is spelled A-T-E-N-E-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [at̪eˈnemos].
What does "atenemos" mean?
As a verb, "atenemos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de atener o de atenerse.
How do you pronounce "atenemos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atenemos" is [at̪eˈnemos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atenemos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list