intentional
/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/
"intentional" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intentional” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #10,874 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,874
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intentional |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #10,874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intentional” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for intentional is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,874 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for intentional, with forms such as "inetntional", "inntentional", and "intenitonal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "intentions", "intestinal", "intentioned", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Medieval Latin intentiōnālis. By surface analysis, intention + -al. The correct English form is intentional, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
- 2Reflecting intention; marking an expenditure of will in the shape of a matter.
- 3Done with intent.
- 4Object to intention, only appearing due to wilful perception.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intentiōnālis. By surface analysis, intention + -al.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inetntional,inntentional,intenitonal,intenntional,intentinoal,intentioanl,intentionall,intentionla,intentionnal,intentoinal,intenttional,intetnional,intnetional,inttentional,itnentional,nitentional
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intentional - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “intentional”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “intentions” - see the side-by-side comparison. intentional vs intentions
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.