Which to use
“intentado” and “intentan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,517
- “intentado” frequency rank
- #5,120
- “intentan” frequency rank
- 9637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentado | intentan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de intentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentado and intentan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intentado with intentan
A purely visual mix-up. intentado ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and intentan ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]) 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 9637, 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]. intentan is at rank #5,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn].
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 9637, this pair ranks #301,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentado vs intentan
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "intentado": do. Private to "intentan": -.
"intentado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intentan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intentado" and "intentan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intentado" or "intentan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "intentado" and "intentan" 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 "intentan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentado" and "intentan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentan vs inventen". 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 #301,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.