intentional
in·tent·ion·al/ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/adjective, noun
intentional is spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables (in·tent·ion·al). It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, intentional means “Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intentional?
| Letters | 11: I-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·tent·ion·al |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is intentional?
Intentional appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce intentional?
- UK /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩(ə)l/
- UK [ɪnˈtʰɛnʃənɫ̩]
- US /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/
Intentional has 4 syllables, split in·tent·ion·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-intentional.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intentional?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as intentional from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnʃnəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of intentional
- more intentional comparative
- most intentional superlative
- intentionals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intentional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
- 2
Reflecting intention; marking an expenditure of will in the shape of a matter.
- 3
Done with intent.
- 4
Object to intentionality, only appearing due to wilful perception.
- 5
Directed toward or about a foci of attentional consciousness; possessing the property of being a consciousness of something.
noun
- 1
archaicSomething that has no essential underlying structure but apparition only as defined by perception; object only because consciousness is directed to it.
- 2
The cohortative mood as found in Hebrew (terminology borrowed from Julius Friedrich Böttcher † 1863 and now outmoded), and constructions of similar purpose in even more exotic languages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intentional in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | volontaire, intentionnel |
| German | absichtlich, vorsätzlich |
| Portuguese | intencional |
| Spanish | intencional |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.