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Which to use

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

#6,915
“intendente” frequency rank
#21,031
“intendentes” frequency rank
27946
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intendente intendentes
Definition Persona a cargo de administrar, superentender, manejar, liderar, vigilar, dirigir o gobernar una operación, empresa, jurisdicción, zona, territorio, población o sección. Forma del plural de intendente.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intendente and intendentes apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
intendente
11 ch
intendentes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. intendente ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪e]) and intendentes ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪es]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “intendente” sits inside “intendentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intendente is recorded at frequency rank #6,915, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪e]. intendentes is at rank #21,031, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪es].

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 27946, this pair ranks #224,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intendente vs intendentes

Shared letters: deint. Private to "intendente": -. Private to "intendentes": s.

"intendente" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV  ·  "intendentes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intendenteinetndente · inntendente · intednente · intenddente · intendenet · intendennte · intendentte · intendetne
  • intendentesinetndentes · inntendentes · intednentes · intenddentes · intendenets · intendenntes · intendentess · intendentse

Frequency comparison

intendente#6,915
intendentes#21,031

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intendente" and "intendentes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪e] versus [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "intendente" or "intendentes"?
"intendente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,915 in our Spanish list, against #21,031 for "intendentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intendente vs intendentes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “intendente” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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