# atento vs atrito

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### atento
*adjective · IPA /ɐ.ˈtẽ.tu/ · frequency rank #7,864*
que presta atenção

### atrito
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈtɾi.tu/ · frequency rank #16,683*
fricção

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