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.
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
- atendido ← aetndido · atednido · atenddido · atenddio · atendiddo · atendiod · ateniddo · atenndido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atendido" and "atendió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "atendido" vs "atendió" - 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 "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.