Which to use
“intention” is a noun and “intentioned” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,095
- “intention” frequency rank
- #32,448
- “intentioned” frequency rank
- 36543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intention | intentioned |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A course of action that a person intends to follow. | Having a certain intention |
Letter map: intention vs intentioned
Shared letters muted; letters that set intention and intentioned apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Role in the sentence - intention and intentioned
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: intention is anoun and intentionedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “intention” sits inside “intentioned”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intention is recorded at frequency rank #4,095, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/. intentioned is at rank #32,448, tagged as anadj.
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 36543, this pair ranks #302,283 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intention vs intentioned
Shared letters: einot. Private to "intention": -. Private to "intentioned": d.
"intention" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "intentioned" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intention ← inetntion · inntention · inteniton · intenntion · intension · intentino · intentionn · intentoin
- intentioned ← inetntioned · inntentioned · intenitoned · intenntioned · intentinoed · intentioend · intentionde · intentionedd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intention" and "intentioned" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "intention" vs "intentioned" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "intention" vs "intentioned" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "intention" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentioned" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,283 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intention" and "intentioned" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentional vs intentioned". 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 #302,283 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.