Which to use
“atente” is a verb and “ausente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,948
- “atente” frequency rank
- #8,756
- “ausente” frequency rank
- 55704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atente | ausente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de atenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). | Que no está presente. |
Where the eye mixes atente and ausente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. atente runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against ausente's 7 (VVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: atente vs ausente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atente is [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e] while ausente is [awˈsẽn̪t̪e]. 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 55704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atente is recorded at frequency rank #46,948, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. ausente is at rank #8,756, tagged as anadj, pronounced [awˈsẽn̪t̪e].
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 55704, this pair ranks #77,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atente vs ausente
Shared letters: aent. Private to "atente": -. Private to "ausente": su.
"atente" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "ausente" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atente" for "ausente" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "atente" or "ausente" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atente" and "ausente" 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 #77,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.