atendidavsatendióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: atendida is a participle, atendió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“atendida” is a participle and “atendió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,100
“atendida” frequency rank
#17,878
“atendió” frequency rank
44978
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atendida atendió
Definition Forma del femenino de atendido, participio de atender. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de atender.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set atendida and atendió apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
atendida
7 ch
atendió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atendida is [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a] while atendió is [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atendida is recorded at frequency rank #27,100, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. atendió is at rank #17,878, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].

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 44978, this pair ranks #133,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of atendida vs atendió

Shared letters: adeint. Private to "atendida": -. Private to "atendió": ó.

"atendida" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "atendió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • atendidaaetndida · atednida · atenddia · atenddida · atendiad · atendidda · atenidda · atenndida

Frequency comparison

atendida#27,100
atendió#17,878

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "atendida" and "atendió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "atendida" is a participle and "atendió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "atendida" or "atendió"?
"atendió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,878 in our Spanish list, against #27,100 for "atendida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering atendida vs atendió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “atendida”; for a verb, it's “atendió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “atendida” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list