Which to use
“intentaba” and “intentado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,824
- “intentaba” frequency rank
- #4,517
- “intentado” frequency rank
- 13341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentaba | intentado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de intentar. | Participio de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentaba and intentado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: intentaba vs intentado
A purely visual mix-up. intentaba ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and intentado ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentaba is recorded at frequency rank #8,824, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. intentado is at rank #4,517, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 13341, this pair ranks #288,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentaba vs intentado
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "intentaba": b. Private to "intentado": do.
"intentaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intentado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentaba" and "intentado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentaba 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 #288,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.