atente

[aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]

/[aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“atente” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,948. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,948
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de atenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-atente · atente · Spanish

atente · rank #46,948 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,948
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atl

Nearest frequency peer: atl (+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 “atente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “atente” 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).

atente vs atento
83% similar
atente vs avenue
67% similar
atente vs atiende
71% similar

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

Key facts for atente
PropertyValue
Headwordatente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,948
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “atente”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).atentecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “atl” (#46,949), “Atenco” (#46,946), “atañen” (#46,945). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “atente” va en #46,948. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around atente (IPA [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,948 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for atente, with forms such as "aetnte", "atenet", and "atennte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "atento", "avenue", "atiende", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is atente, spelled A-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de atenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
  2. 2
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de atentar.
  3. 3
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de atentar.
  4. 4
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de atentar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aetnte
  • atenet
  • atennte
  • atentte
  • atetne
  • atnete
  • attente
  • taente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aetnte2atenet2atennte1atentte1atetne2atnete2attente1taente2
Edit distance from "atente"

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 "atente"?
"atente" is spelled A-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e].
What does "atente" mean?
As a verb, "atente" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de atenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
What words are commonly confused with "atente"?
"atente" is commonly confused with "atento", "avenue", "atiende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atente" is [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atente" come from?
"atente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Atenco#46,946atañen#46,945bajate#46,956Blanes#46,965

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

apuñala8 variantsbroca8 variantscenit8 variantscharrúa8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list