intentas

/[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,799

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

intentas is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de intentar. Pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as]. Often confused with intento and intenté.

Key facts for intentas
PropertyValue
Headwordintentas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,799
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for intentas is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,799 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de intentar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for intentas, with forms such as "inetntas", "inntentas", and "intenats". 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 intentas, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de intentar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetntas,inntentas,intenats,intenntas,intentass,intentsa,intenttas,intetnas,intnetas,inttentas,itnentas,nitentas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for intentas

Misspelling Variants of "intentas"

inetntas8inntentas9intenats8intenntas9intentass9intentsa8intenttas9intetnas8
Misspelling Variants of "intentas"

Frequency rank: #11,799 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intentas"?
"intentas" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as].
What does "intentas" mean?
As a verb, "intentas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de intentar.
What words are commonly confused with "intentas"?
"intentas" 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 "intentas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intentas" is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intentas" come from?
"intentas" 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.