Which to use
“intentado” and “intentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,517
- “intentado” frequency rank
- #7,445
- “intentaron” frequency rank
- 11962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentado | intentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de intentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentado and intentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intentado with intentaron
A purely visual mix-up. intentado ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and intentaron ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 11962, 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]. intentaron is at rank #7,445, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 11962, this pair ranks #293,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentado vs intentaron
Shared letters: aeinot. Private to "intentado": d. Private to "intentaron": r.
"intentado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intentaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentado ← inetntado · inntentado · intenatdo · intenntado · intentaddo · intentaod · intentdao · intenttado
- intentaron ← inetntaron · inntentaron · intenatron · intenntaron · intentaorn · intentarno · intentaronn · intentarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intentado" and "intentaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intentado" or "intentaron"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intentado" and "intentaron" 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 "intentaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentado" and "intentaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentaran vs intentaron". 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 #293,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.