Which to use
“intenta” and “intentará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,252
- “intenta” frequency rank
- #18,876
- “intentará” frequency rank
- 21128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intenta | intentará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intenta and intentará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intenta with intentará
A purely visual mix-up. intenta ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]) and intentará ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]) 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) - “intenta” sits inside “intentará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intenta is recorded at frequency rank #2,252, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪a]. intentará is at rank #18,876, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾa].
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 21128, this pair ranks #256,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intenta vs intentará
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "intenta": -. Private to "intentará": rá.
"intenta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "intentará" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intenta ← inetnta · inntenta · intenat · intennta · intentta · intetna · intneta · inttenta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intenta" and "intentará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intenta" or "intentará"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intenta" and "intentará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentará vs intentaran". 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 #256,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.