intentan

[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]

/[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“intentan” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,120
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-intentan · intentan · Spanish

intentan · rank #5,120 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,120
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH intenso

Nearest frequency peer: intenso (-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 “intentan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “intentan” 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).

intentan vs intento
75% similar
intentan vs intenté
75% similar
intentan vs inventa
75% similar

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

Key facts for intentan
PropertyValue
Headwordintentan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,120
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “intentan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).intentancae 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 “intenso” (#5,119), “ingleses” (#5,118), “Jiménez” (#5,122). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “intentan” va en #5,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around intentan (IPA [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,120 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for intentan, with forms such as "inetntan", "inntentan", and "intenatn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "intento", "intenté", "inventa", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is intentan, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetntan
  • inntentan
  • intenatn
  • intenntan
  • intentann
  • intentna
  • intenttan
  • intetnan
  • intnetan
  • inttentan
  • itnentan
  • nitentan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intentan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetntan2inntentan1intenatn2intenntan1intentann1intentna2intenttan1intetnan2
Edit distance from "intentan"

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 "intentan"?
"intentan" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn].
What does "intentan" mean?
As a verb, "intentan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar.
What words are commonly confused with "intentan"?
"intentan" is commonly confused with "intento", "intenté", "inventa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intentan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intentan" is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intentan" come from?
"intentan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ingleses#5,118incluida#5,117jurídico#5,125etiqueta#5,104

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

geografía12 variantsmodernos12 variantsrespaldo12 variantscorruptos12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list