Which to use
“alentó” is a verb and “atentos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,468
- “alentó” frequency rank
- #8,346
- “atentos” frequency rank
- 37814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alentó | atentos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alentar. | Forma del plural de atento. |
Where the eye mixes alentó and atentos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alentó runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against atentos's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alentó vs atentos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alentó is [alẽn̪ˈt̪o] while atentos is [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alentó is recorded at frequency rank #29,468, classified as averb, pronounced [alẽn̪ˈt̪o]. atentos is at rank #8,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37814, this pair ranks #173,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alentó vs atentos
Shared letters: aent. Private to "alentó": ló. Private to "atentos": os.
"alentó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "atentos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atentos ← aetntos · atenntos · atenots · atentoss · atentso · atenttos · atetnos · atnetos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alentó" for "atentos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alentó" or "atentos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alentó" and "atentos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alentó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atentos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alentó" and "atentos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alentó vs atente". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #173,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.