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“intenciones” and “invenciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,084
“intenciones” frequency rank
#33,184
“invenciones” frequency rank
37268
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intenciones invenciones
Definition Forma del plural de intención. Forma del plural de invención.

Where the eye mixes intenciones and invenciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. intenciones and invenciones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
intenciones
11 ch
invenciones

Look-alike desk: intenciones vs invenciones

A purely visual mix-up. intenciones ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsjones]) and invenciones ([ĩmbẽnˈsjones]) 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 a single letter - t in “intenciones” becomes v in “invenciones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intenciones is recorded at frequency rank #4,084, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsjones]. invenciones is at rank #33,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmbẽnˈsjones].

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 37268, this pair ranks #176,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intenciones vs invenciones

Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "intenciones": t. Private to "invenciones": v.

"intenciones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC  ·  "invenciones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intenciones ← inetnciones · inntenciones · intecniones · intencciones · intencinoes · intencioens · intencioness · intencionnes
  • invenciones ← inbenciones · inevnciones · innvenciones · invecniones · invencciones · invencinoes · invencioens · invencioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "intenciones" and "invenciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsjones] versus [ĩmbẽnˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "intenciones" vs "invenciones" - which ranks higher?
"intenciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,084 in our Spanish list, against #33,184 for "invenciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "intenciones" and "invenciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "intenciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "invenciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "intenciones" and "invenciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invencibles vs invenciones". 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 #176,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list