atendidovsatendióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“atendido” and “atendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,283
“atendido” frequency rank
#17,878
“atendió” frequency rank
33161
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes atendido and atendió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
atendido
7 ch
atendió

Why the eye confuses atendido with atendió

A purely visual mix-up. atendido ([at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and atendió ([at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atendido is recorded at frequency rank #15,283, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. 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 33161, this pair ranks #198,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of atendido vs atendió

Shared letters: adeint. Private to "atendido": o. Private to "atendió": ó.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • atendidoaetndido · atednido · atenddido · atenddio · atendiddo · atendiod · ateniddo · atenndido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "atendido" and "atendió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o] versus [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "atendido" vs "atendió" - which ranks higher?
"atendido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,283 in our Spanish list, against #17,878 for "atendió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "atendido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "atendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "atendido" and "atendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Atenco vs atendió". 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 #198,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list