Which to use
“intacto” and “intento” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,886
- “intacto” frequency rank
- #1,350
- “intento” frequency rank
- 18236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intacto | intento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no ha sido tocado. | Atento. |
Where the eye mixes intacto and intento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. intacto and intento follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between intacto and intento
A purely visual mix-up. intacto ([ĩn̪ˈt̪akt̪o]) and intento ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intacto is recorded at frequency rank #16,886, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪akt̪o]. intento is at rank #1,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18236, this pair ranks #268,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intacto vs intento
Shared letters: inot. Private to "intacto": ac. Private to "intento": e.
"intacto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "intento" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intacto" for "intento" ever safe?
Which is more common, "intacto" or "intento"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intacto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intacto" and "intento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "innato vs intacto". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #268,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.