Which to use
“inked” is an adjective and “intend” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,130
- “inked” frequency rank
- #6,152
- “intend” frequency rank
- 32282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inked | intend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a tattoo or tattoos. | To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon |
Letter map: inked vs intend
Shared letters muted; letters that set inked and intend apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. inked runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against intend's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: inked vs intend
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: inked is anadjective and intendaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inked is recorded at frequency rank #26,130, classified as anadj. intend is at rank #6,152, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈtɛnd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32282, this pair ranks #339,134 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inked vs intend
Shared letters: dein. Private to "inked": k. Private to "intend": t.
"inked" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "intend" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inked" for "intend" ever safe?
Frequency check: "inked" vs "intend" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "inked" and "intend".
- Full dictionary entry for "inked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,134 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inked" and "intend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inked vs inky". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #339,134 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.