atentan

[aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]

/[aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“atentan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,432
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-atentan · atentan · Spanish

atentan · rank #33,432 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,432
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atascado

Nearest frequency peer: atascado (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “atentan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “atentan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

atentan vs atento
71% similar
atentan vs atente
71% similar
atentan vs atentos
71% similar

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

Key facts for atentan
PropertyValue
Headwordatentan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,432
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “atentan”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.atentancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “atascado” (#33,431), “atacadas” (#33,430), “atrevidos” (#33,434). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atentan” va en #33,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around atentan (IPA [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,432 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atentar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for atentan, with forms such as "aetntan", "atenatn", and "atenntan". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "atento", "atente", "atentos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is atentan, spelled A-T-E-N-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atentar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aetntan
  • atenatn
  • atenntan
  • atentann
  • atentna
  • atenttan
  • atetnan
  • atnetan
  • attentan
  • taentan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aetntan2atenatn2atenntan1atentann1atentna2atenttan1atetnan2atnetan2
Edit distance from "atentan"

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 "atentan"?
"atentan" is spelled A-T-E-N-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn].
What does "atentan" mean?
As a verb, "atentan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atentar.
What words are commonly confused with "atentan"?
"atentan" is commonly confused with "atento", "atente", "atentos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atentan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atentan" is [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atentan" come from?
"atentan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

asumirá#33,428asumida#33,427averías#33,437alzando#33,409

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

arruinada10 variantsardillas10 variantsBrayan10 variantsalbores10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list