atender
/ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/
The verdict
“atender” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,611 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,611
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dar atenção a, ouvir
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atender |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atender” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for atender is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,611 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for atender, with forms such as "aetnder", "atedner", and "atendder". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "atentar", "atenuar", "aceder", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is atender, spelled A-T-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1dar atenção a, ouvir
- 2esperar
- 3puxar o telefone do gancho e se dirigir a pessoa que está a tentar comunicar-se por aquele canal de comunicação
- 4dirigir-se a quem que por um meio de chamamento se faz notar a presença junto à porta
- 5cumprir com
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aetnder,atedner,atendder,atenderr,atendre,atenedr,atennder,atneder,attender,taender
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of atender - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “atender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-T-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “atentar” - see the side-by-side comparison. atender vs atentar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.