Which to use
“atiendan” and “atiende” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,871
- “atiendan” frequency rank
- #8,222
- “atiende” frequency rank
- 36093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atiendan | atiende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de atender. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atender. |
Where the eye mixes atiendan and atiende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses atiendan with atiende
A purely visual mix-up. atiendan ([aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ãn]) and atiende ([aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e]) 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 36093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atiendan is recorded at frequency rank #27,871, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ãn]. atiende is at rank #8,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e].
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 36093, this pair ranks #182,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atiendan vs atiende
Shared letters: adeint. Private to "atiendan": -. Private to "atiende": -.
"atiendan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "atiende" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atiendan" for "atiende" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atiendan" vs "atiende" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atiendan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atiende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atiendan" and "atiende" 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 #182,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.