atender

/ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/

//ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ// verb

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The verdict

“atender” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,611
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar atenção a, ouvir

Corpus desk

Index PT-atender · atender · Portuguese

atender · rank #2,611 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,611
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alexandre

Nearest frequency peer: Alexandre (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “atender”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “atender” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

atender vs atentar
71% similar
atender vs atenuar
71% similar
atender vs aceder
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for atender
PropertyValue
Headwordatender
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,611
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “atender”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.atendercai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Alexandre” (#2,609), “barulho” (#2,613), “alcance” (#2,608). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “atender” fica em #2,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around atender (IPA /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,611 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    dar atenção a, ouvir
  2. 2
    esperar
  3. 3
    puxar o telefone do gancho e se dirigir a pessoa que está a tentar comunicar-se por aquele canal de comunicação
  4. 4
    dirigir-se a quem que por um meio de chamamento se faz notar a presença junto à porta
  5. 5
    cumprir com

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how atender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. É a campainha, não vai atender?
  2. Alguém batendo na porta, não vai atender?

This word in other languages

listen(English)

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.

aetnder2atedner2atendder1atenderr1atendre2atenedr2atennder1atneder2
Edit distance from "atender"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atender"?
"atender" is spelled A-T-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/.
What does "atender" mean?
As a verb, "atender" means: dar atenção a, ouvir
What words are commonly confused with "atender"?
"atender" is commonly confused with "atentar", "atenuar", "aceder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atender" is /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atender" come from?
"atender" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "atender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barulho#2,613alcance#2,608vestido#2,607símbolo#2,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

romance10 variantsentrega10 variantsmistura10 variantsatingir10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list