Which to use
“atienda” and “atiendan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,565
- “atienda” frequency rank
- #27,871
- “atiendan” frequency rank
- 49436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atienda | atiendan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de atender. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de atender. |
Where the eye mixes atienda and atiendan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. atienda runs 7 letters (VCVVCCV) against atiendan's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: atienda vs atiendan
A purely visual mix-up. atienda ([aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪a]) and atiendan ([aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “atienda” sits inside “atiendan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atienda is recorded at frequency rank #21,565, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪a]. atiendan is at rank #27,871, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ãn].
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 49436, this pair ranks #108,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atienda vs atiendan
Shared letters: adeint. Private to "atienda": -. Private to "atiendan": -.
"atienda" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "atiendan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atienda" for "atiendan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "atienda" or "atiendan" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "atienda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atiendan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atienda" and "atiendan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asientan vs atiendan". 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 #108,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.