# alertar vs atentar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### alertar
*verb · IPA [aleɾˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #28,229*
Dar la alerta. Avisar.

### atentar
*verb · IPA [at̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #24,388*
Cometer un atentado.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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