intentar

/[ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,820

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

intentar is aSpanishverb. It means: Prepararse para hacer algo, tomar las medidas necesarias y hacer el esfuerzo para conseguirlo. Pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. It ranks #1,820 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with intento and intenté.

Key facts for intentar
PropertyValue
Headwordintentar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,820
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of intentar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for intentar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,820 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for intentar, with forms such as "inetntar", "inntentar", and "intenatr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is intentar, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prepararse para hacer algo, tomar las medidas necesarias y hacer el esfuerzo para conseguirlo.
  2. 2
    Resolver en el ánimo la ejecución de una cosa.
  3. 3
    Poner en práctica la resolución tomada, pero sin proseguirla.
  4. 4
    Poner en planta los medios de realizar una cosa.
  5. 5
    Presentar una demanda judicial para hacer valer un derecho.
  6. 6
    Proponer, deducir el actor su acción en juicio.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetntar,inntentar,intenatr,intenntar,intentarr,intentra,intenttar,intetnar,intnetar,inttentar,itnentar,nitentar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for intentar

Misspelling Variants of "intentar"

inetntar8inntentar9intenatr8intenntar9intentarr9intentra8intenttar9intetnar8
Misspelling Variants of "intentar"

Frequency rank: #1,820 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intentar"?
"intentar" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "intentar" mean?
As a verb, "intentar" means: Prepararse para hacer algo, tomar las medidas necesarias y hacer el esfuerzo para conseguirlo.
What words are commonly confused with "intentar"?
"intentar" 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 "intentar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intentar" is [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intentar" come from?
"intentar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.