# atenuar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ɐ.tɨ.ˈnwaɾ/ · frequency rank #26,280

## Definitions
1. tornar menos grave, suavizar
2. diminuir, abater, reduzir

## Easily confused with
- **atuar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/atenuar-vs-atuar)
- **aterrar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/atenuar-vs-aterrar)
- **atestar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/atenuar-vs-atestar)
- **atear** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/atear-vs-atenuar)
- **Atenas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/atenas-vs-atenuar)
- **acenar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/acenar-vs-atenuar)
- **atender** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/atender-vs-atenuar)
- **atentar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/atentar-vs-atenuar)
- **adequar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/adequar-vs-atenuar)
- **acentuar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/acentuar-vs-atenuar)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aetnuar`, `atenaur`, `atennuar`, `atenuarr`, `atenura`, `ateunar`, `atneuar`, `attenuar`, `taenuar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/atenuar