# atender vs atentar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### atentar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.tẽ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #21,665*
observar com atenção

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