# ascender vs atender

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ascender
*verb · frequency rank #29,589*
subir

### atender
*verb · IPA /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/ · frequency rank #2,611*
dar atenção a, ouvir

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