Which to use
“intentaba” and “intentaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,824
- “intentaba” frequency rank
- #30,527
- “intentaría” frequency rank
- 39351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentaba | intentaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de intentar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentaba and intentaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentaba and intentaría
A purely visual mix-up. intentaba ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and intentaría ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39351, 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]. intentaría is at rank #30,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾia].
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 39351, this pair ranks #165,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intentaba vs intentaría
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "intentaba": b. Private to "intentaría": rí.
"intentaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intentaría" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentaba ← inetntaba · inntentaba · intenatba · intenntaba · intentaab · intentabba · intentava · intentbaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intentaba" for "intentaría" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intentaba" or "intentaría" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intentaba" and "intentaría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentaba" and "intentaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentaran vs intentaría". 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 #165,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.