# atenuar vs aterrar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### aterrar
*verb · IPA /a.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ · frequency rank #32,863*
retornar à terra; pousar (o avião); aterrissar

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