intentioned
"intentioned" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intentioned” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,448 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #32,448
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having a certain intention
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 | intentioned |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #32,448 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intentioned” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for intentioned is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #32,448 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Having a certain intention".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for intentioned, with forms such as "inetntioned", "inntentioned", and "intenitoned". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intentions", "intention", "intentional", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From intention + -ed. The correct English form is intentioned, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having a certain intention
Etymology
From intention + -ed.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inetntioned,inntentioned,intenitoned,intenntioned,intentinoed,intentioend,intentionde,intentionedd,intentionned,intentoined,intenttioned,intetnioned,intnetioned,inttentioned,itnentioned,nitentioned
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intentioned - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “intentioned”
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-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “intentions” - see the side-by-side comparison. intentioned 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.