Which to use
“atiende” and “atienden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,222
- “atiende” frequency rank
- #15,016
- “atienden” frequency rank
- 23238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atiende | atienden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atender. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atender. |
Where the eye mixes atiende and atienden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses atiende with atienden
A purely visual mix-up. atiende ([aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e]) and atienden ([aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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) - “atiende” sits inside “atienden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atiende is recorded at frequency rank #8,222, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e]. atienden is at rank #15,016, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ẽn].
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 23238, this pair ranks #246,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of atiende vs atienden
Shared letters: adeint. Private to "atiende": -. Private to "atienden": -.
"atiende" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "atienden" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atiende" and "atienden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "atiende" vs "atienden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "atiende" and "atienden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atiende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atienden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atiende" and "atienden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atente vs atiende". 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 #246,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.