# atender vs atenuar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### atenuar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.tɨ.ˈnwaɾ/ · frequency rank #26,280*
tornar menos grave, suavizar

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