Which to use
“intencional” and “intencionales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,283
- “intencional” frequency rank
- #48,474
- “intencionales” frequency rank
- 66757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intencional | intencionales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hecho con intención, a propósito. | Forma del plural de intencional. |
Where the eye mixes intencional and intencionales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. intencional runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVVCVC) against intencionales's 13 (VCCVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intencional with intencionales
A purely visual mix-up. intencional ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnsjoˈnal]) and intencionales ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnsjoˈnales]) 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 extra letter(s) - “intencional” sits inside “intencionales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intencional is recorded at frequency rank #18,283, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnsjoˈnal]. intencionales is at rank #48,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnsjoˈnales].
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 66757, this pair ranks #38,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intencional vs intencionales
Shared letters: aceilnot. Private to "intencional": -. Private to "intencionales": s.
"intencional" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC · "intencionales" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intencional ← inetncional · inntencional · intecnional · intenccional · intencinoal · intencioanl · intencionall · intencionla
- intencionales ← inetncionales · inntencionales · intecnionales · intenccionales · intencinoales · intencioanles · intencionaels · intencionaless
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intencional" and "intencionales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intencional" or "intencionales" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intencional" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intencionales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intencional" and "intencionales" 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 #38,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.