Which to use
“atendió” is a verb and “atento” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,878
- “atendió” frequency rank
- #7,102
- “atento” frequency rank
- 24980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atendió | atento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de atender. | Que concentra sus facultades mentales en una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes atendió and atento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atendió is [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo] while atento is [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atendió is recorded at frequency rank #17,878, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. atento is at rank #7,102, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o].
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 24980, this pair ranks #238,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atendió vs atento
Shared letters: aent. Private to "atendió": dió. Private to "atento": o.
"atendió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "atento" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atento ← aetnto · atennto · atenot · atentto · atetno · atneto · attento · taento