Which to use
“intentado” and “intentamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,517
- “intentado” frequency rank
- #10,689
- “intentamos” frequency rank
- 15206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentado | intentamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de intentar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentado and intentamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentado and intentamos
A purely visual mix-up. intentado ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and intentamos ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 15206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentado is recorded at frequency rank #4,517, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. intentamos is at rank #10,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪amos].
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 15206, this pair ranks #281,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentado vs intentamos
Shared letters: aeinot. Private to "intentado": d. Private to "intentamos": ms.
"intentado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intentamos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentado ← inetntado · inntentado · intenatdo · intenntado · intentaddo · intentaod · intentdao · intenttado
- intentamos ← inetntamos · inntentamos · intenatmos · intenntamos · intentammos · intentamoss · intentamso · intentaoms
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intentado" and "intentamos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "intentado" or "intentamos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intentado" and "intentamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentado" and "intentamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentamos vs inventamos". 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 #281,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.