intenta

[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]

/[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]/ verb

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The verdict

“intenta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,252
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-intenta · intenta · Spanish

intenta · rank #2,252 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,252
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH fueran

Nearest frequency peer: fueran (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “intenta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “intenta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intenta vs intento
86% similar
intenta vs interna
71% similar
intenta vs invento
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intenta
PropertyValue
Headwordintenta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,252
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “intenta”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).intentacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fueran” (#2,251), “leyendo” (#2,253), “fotografía” (#2,250). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “intenta” va en #2,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around intenta (IPA [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,252 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for intenta, with forms such as "inetnta", "inntenta", and "intenat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "intento", "interna", "invento", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is intenta, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de intentar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetnta
  • inntenta
  • intenat
  • intennta
  • intentta
  • intetna
  • intneta
  • inttenta
  • itnenta
  • nitenta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intenta - 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.

inetnta2inntenta1intenat2intennta1intentta1intetna2intneta2inttenta1
Edit distance from "intenta"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intenta"?
"intenta" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a].
What does "intenta" mean?
As a verb, "intenta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar.
What words are commonly confused with "intenta"?
"intenta" is commonly confused with "intento", "interna", "invento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intenta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intenta" is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intenta" come from?
"intenta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intenta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

leyendo#2,253escucha#2,249objetos#2,258decirle#2,245

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Cataluña10 variantscastillo10 variantsreacción10 variantscampeón10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list