# intentional

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ · frequency rank #10,874

## Definitions
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 intention, only appearing due to wilful perception.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intentiōnālis. By surface analysis, intention + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **intentions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intentional-vs-intentions)
- **intestinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intentional-vs-intestinal)
- **intentioned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intentional-vs-intentioned)
- **international** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intentional-vs-international)
- **intentionally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intentional-vs-intentionally)
- **intention** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intention-vs-intentional)

## Common misspellings (16)
`inetntional`, `inntentional`, `intenitonal`, `intenntional`, `intentinoal`, `intentioanl`, `intentionall`, `intentionla`, `intentionnal`, `intentoinal`, `intenttional`, `intetnional`, `intnetional`, `inttentional`, `itnentional`, `nitentional`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intentional