Which to use
“intentamos” and “intentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,689
- “intentamos” frequency rank
- #7,445
- “intentaron” frequency rank
- 18134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentamos | intentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de intentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentamos and intentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentamos and intentaron
A purely visual mix-up. intentamos ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentamos is recorded at frequency rank #10,689, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪amos]. 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 18134, this pair ranks #269,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentamos vs intentaron
Shared letters: aeinot. Private to "intentamos": ms. Private to "intentaron": r.
"intentamos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intentaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentamos ← inetntamos · inntentamos · intenatmos · intenntamos · intentammos · intentamoss · intentamso · intentaoms
- intentaron ← inetntaron · inntentaron · intenatron · intenntaron · intentaorn · intentarno · intentaronn · intentarron
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "intentamos" 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 #269,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentamos" 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 #269,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.