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“atentar” and “atente” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,388
- “atentar” frequency rank
- #46,948
- “atente” frequency rank
- 71336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atentar | atente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cometer un atentado. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de atenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes atentar and atente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: atentar vs atente
A purely visual mix-up. atentar ([at̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and atente ([aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]) 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 71336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atentar is recorded at frequency rank #24,388, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. atente is at rank #46,948, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e].
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 71336, this pair ranks #27,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atentar vs atente
Shared letters: aent. Private to "atentar": r. Private to "atente": -.
"atentar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "atente" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atentar" and "atente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "atentar" vs "atente" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "atentar" and "atente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atentar" and "atente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Atenco vs atente". 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 #27,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.