Which to use
“atender” and “atiende” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,672
- “atender” frequency rank
- #8,222
- “atiende” frequency rank
- 11894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atender | atiende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner atención, tener los sentidos puestos para captar o comprender algo. :*Sinónimos: escuchar, abrir los ojos, aguzar los oídos, estar a la mira, estar pendiente de, prestar atención, tener puestos los cinco sentidos | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atender. |
Where the eye mixes atender and atiende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. atender (VCVCCVC) and atiende (VCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses atender with atiende
A purely visual mix-up. atender ([at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and atiende ([aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atender is recorded at frequency rank #3,672, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. atiende is at rank #8,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e].
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 11894, this pair ranks #293,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of atender vs atiende
Shared letters: adent. Private to "atender": r. Private to "atiende": i.
"atender" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "atiende" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atender" for "atiende" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atender" vs "atiende" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "atender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atiende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atender" and "atiende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atente vs atiende". 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 #293,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.