Which to use
“intención” and “intenciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,512
- “intención” frequency rank
- #4,084
- “intenciones” frequency rank
- 5596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intención | intenciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ánimo de efectuar o de no efectuar algo, propósito. | Forma del plural de intención. |
Where the eye mixes intención and intenciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. intención runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against intenciones's 11 (VCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: intención vs intenciones
A purely visual mix-up. intención ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsjõn]) and intenciones ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intención is recorded at frequency rank #1,512, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsjõn]. intenciones is at rank #4,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsjones].
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 5596, this pair ranks #313,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intención vs intenciones
Shared letters: ceint. Private to "intención": ó. Private to "intenciones": os.
"intención" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "intenciones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intenciones ← inetnciones · inntenciones · intecniones · intencciones · intencinoes · intencioens · intencioness · intencionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intención" and "intenciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intención" or "intenciones"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intención" and "intenciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intención" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intenciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intención" and "intenciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intencionales vs intenciones". 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 #313,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.