Which to use
“intensas” is a verb and “intentos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,165
- “intensas” frequency rank
- #4,798
- “intentos” frequency rank
- 18963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensas | intentos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de intensar. | Forma del plural de intento. |
Where the eye mixes intensas and intentos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. intensas and intentos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between intensas and intentos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intensas is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnsas] while intentos is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensas is recorded at frequency rank #14,165, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnsas]. intentos is at rank #4,798, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪os].
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 18963, this pair ranks #265,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intensas vs intentos
Shared letters: einst. Private to "intensas": a. Private to "intentos": o.
"intensas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intentos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intensas" and "intentos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intensas" or "intentos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intensas" and "intentos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensas" and "intentos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intensas vs interesas". 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 #265,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.