intenten

[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ẽn]

/[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“intenten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,647
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
13
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 subjuntivo de intentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-intenten · intenten · Spanish

intenten · rank #15,647 · 12 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,647
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH integrarse

Nearest frequency peer: integrarse (-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 “intenten”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “intenten” 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).

intenten vs intento
75% similar
intenten vs invente
75% similar
intenten vs intentos
75% similar

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

Key facts for intenten
PropertyValue
Headwordintenten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,647
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “intenten”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “integrarse” (#15,646), “intermedia” (#15,648), “innegable” (#15,645). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “intenten” va en #15,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around intenten (IPA [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,647 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for intenten, with forms such as "inetnten", "inntenten", and "intenetn". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "intento", "invente", "intentos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is intenten, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetnten
  • inntenten
  • intenetn
  • intennten
  • intentenn
  • intentne
  • intentten
  • intetnen
  • intneten
  • inttenten
  • itnenten
  • nitenten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intenten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inetnten2inntenten1intenetn2intennten1intentenn1intentne2intentten1intetnen2
Edit distance from "intenten"

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

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

Same letter count

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

inaugura#15,641Jordania#15,653liberada#15,656linterna#15,657

Similar misspelling depth

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

innegable12 variantsguardería12 variantsformular12 variantsfolklore12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list