Which to use
“acender” and “atender” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,817
- “acender” frequency rank
- #2,611
- “atender” frequency rank
- 13428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acender | atender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr fogo a | dar atenção a, ouvir |
Where the eye mixes acender and atender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acender and atender
A purely visual mix-up. acender (/ɐ.sẽ.ˈdeɾ/) and atender (/ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/) 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 a single letter - c in “acender” becomes t in “atender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acender is recorded at frequency rank #10,817, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.sẽ.ˈdeɾ/. atender is at rank #2,611, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/.
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 13428, this pair ranks #58,917 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acender vs atender
Shared letters: adenr. Private to "acender": c. Private to "atender": t.
"acender" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "atender" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acender" and "atender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acender" or "atender"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acender" and "atender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,917 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acender" and "atender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acenar vs acender". 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 #58,917 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.