intentaran

[ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]

/[ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]/ verb

The verdict

“intentaran” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #44,799 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#44,799
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de intentar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

intentaran vs intentaré
80% similar
intentaran vs intentaron
90% similar
intentaran vs inventaron
80% similar

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

Key facts for intentaran
PropertyValue
Headwordintentaran
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,799
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intentaran” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). intentaran lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for intentaran is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,799 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de intentar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for intentaran, with forms such as "inetntaran", "inntentaran", and "intenatran". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "intentaré", "intentaron", "inventaron", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is intentaran, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de intentar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetntaran,inntentaran,intenatran,intenntaran,intentaarn,intentarann,intentarna,intentarran,intentraan,intenttaran,intetnaran,intnetaran,inttentaran,itnentaran,nitentaran

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetntaran2inntentaran1intenatran2intenntaran1intentaarn2intentarann1intentarna2intentarran1
Edit distance from "intentaran"

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 "intentaran"?
"intentaran" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn].
What does "intentaran" mean?
As a verb, "intentaran" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de intentar.
What words are commonly confused with "intentaran"?
"intentaran" is commonly confused with "intentaré", "intentaron", "inventaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intentaran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intentaran" is [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intentaran" come from?
"intentaran" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “intentaran”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-T-E-N-T-A-R-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “intentaré” - see the side-by-side comparison. intentaran vs intentaré
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list